Xavier McDaniel vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Xavier McDaniel, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Xavier McDaniel and James Worthy both played 12 years in the NBA. Xavier McDaniel had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 |
Xavier McDaniel |
12 |
7 |
1985-86 to 1997-98 |
James Worthy |
12 |
9 |
1982-83 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Xavier McDaniel |
James Worthy |
Season |
1985-86 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Seattle Supersonics | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | 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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
82 |
33.0 |
17.1 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
8.0 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
14.3 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.687 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
82 |
37.0 |
23.0 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
8.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
9.8 |
19.3 |
.509 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.214 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
.696 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
14 |
37.7 |
20.3 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
8.4 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
8.9 |
18.1 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
.607 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
78 |
34.7 |
21.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
6.6 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
18.0 |
.488 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.280 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
.715 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
5 |
36.0 |
21.2 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
9.6 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
16.2 |
.556 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
.500 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
82 |
29.1 |
20.5 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
16.9 |
.489 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.306 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.732 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
8 |
35.1 |
18.8 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
18.0 |
.403 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.756 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
69 |
35.2 |
21.3 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
17.9 |
.496 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.294 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
81 |
32.5 |
17.0 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
14.6 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.723 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
4 |
25.3 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
10.3 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
82 |
28.6 |
13.7 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
12.5 |
.478 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.308 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.714 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
12 |
38.2 |
18.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
16.4 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
.735 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
82 |
27.0 |
13.5 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
11.3 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.273 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.793 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
4 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
13.3 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.667 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
82 |
24.0 |
11.3 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
10.2 |
.461 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.244 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.676 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
68 |
21.0 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.451 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.712 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
4 |
14.8 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.294 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Xavier McDaniel didn't play in 1995-96.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
62 |
18.9 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.389 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.200 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.730 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
20 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.625 |
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 |
% |
Xavier McDaniel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Worthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |