Keyonte George vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Keyonte George, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Keyonte George played 3 years in the NBA, 9 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Keyonte George had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Keyonte George 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
James Worthy 12 9 1982-83 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keyonte George James Worthy
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George 75 27.0 13.0 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 1.2 4.3 10.9 .391 2.0 5.9 .334 2.5 3.0 .848
difference:+2+1.4+0.4+1.8+0.5+2.4+2.7+0.7+0.7-0.2-1.7+1.5+0.9+.188+2.0+5.8+.084+0.7+0.1+.224
James Worthy 77 25.6 13.4 2.0 3.1 5.2 1.7 1.2 0.8 2.3 2.9 5.8 10.0 .579 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.9 .624
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keyonte George nor James Worthy played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Keyonte George James Worthy
Season 2024-251983-84
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George 67 31.5 16.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 5.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 1.7 5.4 13.7 .391 2.6 7.6 .343 3.5 4.3 .818
difference:+15+2.0+2.3+1.5+1.0+2.5+3.1+0.2+0.8-0.5-1.3+0.6+2.8+.165+2.6+7.5+.343+1.1+1.2+.059
James Worthy 82 29.5 14.5 1.9 4.4 6.3 2.5 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.0 6.0 10.9 .556 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.1 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George DNP------ --- ----------
James Worthy 21 33.7 17.7 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.7 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.7 7.8 13.0 .599 0.0 0.1 .500 2.0 3.3 .609

Season 3
Keyonte George James Worthy
Season 2025-261984-85
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George 20 34.1 22.8 0.5 3.5 4.0 6.9 1.0 0.3 3.7 2.5 7.2 16.2 .446 2.2 6.6 .326 6.3 7.0 .893
difference:+60+0.4+5.2+1.6+0.8+2.4+4.4+0.1+0.5-1.2+0.4+2.9+.126+2.2+6.5+.326+3.9+3.9+.117
James Worthy 80 33.7 17.6 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.5 1.1 0.8 2.5 2.5 7.6 13.3 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.1 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George DNP------ --- ----------
James Worthy 19 32.9 21.5 1.8 3.2 5.1 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.8 8.7 14.1 .622 0.1 0.1 .500 3.9 5.8 .676

Additional Years

* James Worthy played 9 seasons more than Keyonte George in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 1986 to 1994—James Worthy played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 9 extra years over Keyonte George, James Worthy got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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