Willie Green vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Willie Green, 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.

Willie Green and James Worthy both played 12 years in the NBA. Willie Green had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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 achivements, 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
Willie Green	12	7	2003-04 to 2014-15
James Worthy	12	9	1982-83 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2003-04	1982-83
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	53	14.5	6.9	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.6	2.7	6.7	.401	0.4	1.2	.311	1.1	1.5	.728
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2004-05	1983-84
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	57	18.7	7.7	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.8	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.1	2.7	7.4	.366	0.5	1.8	.286	1.7	2.2	.776
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	13.2	5.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.6	3.6	.444	0.4	1.8	.222	1.8	2.0	.900
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
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2005-06	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	10	15.3	7.0	0.1	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.2	1.3	2.8	6.6	.424	1.0	1.9	.526	0.4	0.5	.800
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 4
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2006-07	1985-86
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	74	24.9	11.3	0.6	1.6	2.1	1.5	0.8	0.1	1.4	1.9	4.8	11.7	.411	0.7	2.1	.325	1.0	1.5	.667
James Worthy	75	32.7	20.0	1.8	3.3	5.2	2.7	1.1	1.0	2.0	2.6	8.4	14.5	.579	0.0	0.2	.000	3.2	4.2	.771

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	14	38.5	19.6	1.6	3.1	4.6	3.2	1.1	0.7	2.6	3.1	8.6	15.5	.558	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	3.4	.681


Season 5
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2007-08	1986-87
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	74	26.6	12.4	0.4	2.0	2.5	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.1	11.8	.436	0.7	2.4	.285	1.5	2.0	.757
James Worthy	82	34.4	19.4	1.9	3.8	5.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	2.0	2.5	7.9	14.7	.539	0.0	0.2	.000	3.6	4.7	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	23.7	9.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.2	3.7	8.5	.431	0.2	0.8	.200	1.5	2.3	.643
James Worthy	18	37.8	23.6	1.7	3.9	5.6	3.5	1.6	1.2	2.2	2.3	9.8	16.6	.591	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.4	.753


Season 6
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2008-09	1987-88
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	81	22.6	8.5	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.0	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.9	3.5	8.1	.435	0.6	2.0	.317	0.8	1.0	.729
James Worthy	75	35.4	19.7	1.7	3.3	5.0	3.9	1.0	0.7	2.1	2.3	8.2	15.5	.531	0.0	0.2	.125	3.2	4.1	.796

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	24.7	7.8	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.2	3.5	8.5	.412	0.7	1.8	.364	0.2	0.5	.333
James Worthy	24	37.3	21.1	2.2	3.6	5.8	4.4	1.4	0.8	2.3	2.4	8.5	16.3	.523	0.0	0.4	.111	4.0	5.3	.758


Season 7
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2009-10	1988-89
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	73	21.3	8.7	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.8	3.4	7.4	.457	0.6	1.9	.346	1.3	1.6	.833
James Worthy	81	36.5	20.5	2.1	4.0	6.0	3.6	1.3	0.7	2.2	2.2	8.7	15.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.087	3.1	4.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	15	40.0	24.8	2.5	4.3	6.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	2.2	2.4	10.2	18.0	.567	0.2	0.5	.375	4.2	5.3	.788


Season 8
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2010-11	1989-90
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	77	21.7	8.7	0.3	1.8	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.5	7.9	.443	0.7	2.0	.348	1.0	1.3	.780
James Worthy	80	37.0	21.1	2.0	4.0	6.0	3.6	1.2	0.6	2.0	2.4	8.9	16.2	.548	0.2	0.6	.306	3.1	4.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	14.0	5.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.5	2.3	2.3	6.0	.389	0.3	1.5	.222	0.7	1.2	.571
James Worthy	9	40.7	24.2	1.2	4.3	5.6	3.0	1.6	0.3	2.4	2.0	10.0	20.1	.497	0.2	0.9	.250	4.0	4.8	.837


Season 9
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2011-12	1990-91
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	53	17.4	7.6	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.4	2.9	6.1	.471	0.9	2.1	.442	0.9	1.1	.857
James Worthy	78	38.6	21.4	1.4	3.2	4.6	3.5	1.3	0.4	1.6	1.5	9.2	18.7	.492	0.3	1.2	.289	2.7	3.4	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	12.6	2.6	0.2	1.4	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.6	.462	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.0	-
James Worthy	18	40.7	21.1	1.4	2.7	4.1	3.9	1.1	0.1	2.2	1.9	8.9	19.2	.465	0.2	1.3	.167	2.9	4.0	.736


Season 10
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2012-13	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	72	16.5	6.3	0.2	1.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.5	5.4	.461	1.0	2.3	.428	0.3	0.4	.719
James Worthy	54	39.0	19.9	1.8	3.8	5.6	4.7	1.4	0.4	2.4	1.6	8.3	18.6	.447	0.2	0.8	.209	3.1	3.8	.814

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	3	6.7	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.3	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000
James Worthy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2013-14	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	55	15.8	5.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.7	1.9	4.9	.376	0.7	2.2	.339	0.5	0.6	.824
James Worthy	82	28.8	14.9	0.9	2.1	3.0	3.4	1.1	0.3	1.7	1.1	6.2	13.9	.447	0.4	1.4	.270	2.1	2.6	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	3.8	1.0	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.2	1.0	.200	0.2	0.8	.250	0.4	0.4	1.000
James Worthy	5	29.6	13.8	1.4	2.0	3.4	2.6	1.0	0.0	1.4	2.2	6.4	17.2	.372	0.4	1.6	.250	0.6	1.0	.600


Season 12
	Willie Green	James Worthy
Season	2014-15	1993-94
Team	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	52	18.3	5.9	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.6	2.3	5.9	.386	0.8	2.3	.347	0.5	0.7	.824
James Worthy	80	20.0	10.2	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.9	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.0	4.3	10.5	.406	0.4	1.4	.288	1.3	1.7	.741

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Willie Green vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12