James Worthy
- Seasons
- 1982-83 to 1993-94
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Feb 27, 1961
- College
- UNC
- Draft
- 1982, round 1, pick 1
3Championships
2All-League teams
7All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.7
- True shooting
- .559
- Effective FG
- .525
- Usage rate
- 22.9
- Win shares
- 81.3
- WS per 48
- .130
- Box plus/minus
- 1.9
- VORP
- 29.1
- Best season, WS
- 10.6
- Best season, BPM
- 3.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | LAL | 21 | 77 | 1,970 | 17.4 | .594 | .580 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 5.1 | .125 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 109 | 105 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 22 | 82 | 2,415 | 16.5 | .591 | .556 | 19.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .129 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 113 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 23 | 80 | 2,696 | 17.0 | .601 | .572 | 20.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 7.5 | .134 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 114 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 24 | 75 | 2,454 | 20.4 | .613 | .579 | 22.6 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 9.5 | .185 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 120 | 107 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 25 | 82 | 2,819 | 18.4 | .578 | .539 | 22.3 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 9.3 | .158 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 116 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 26 | 75 | 2,655 | 18.2 | .571 | .532 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 7.9 | .143 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 115 | 109 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 27 | 81 | 2,960 | 19.0 | .582 | .548 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 9.7 | .158 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 117 | 108 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 28 | 80 | 2,960 | 19.8 | .586 | .554 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 10.6 | .172 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 119 | 108 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 29 | 78 | 3,008 | 18.1 | .531 | .501 | 24.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | .143 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 113 | 107 |
| 1991-92 | LAL | 30 | 54 | 2,108 | 16.7 | .490 | .451 | 25.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .070 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 104 | 110 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 31 | 82 | 2,359 | 15.6 | .494 | .460 | 24.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | .060 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 104 | 111 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 32 | 80 | 1,597 | 12.8 | .452 | .425 | 26.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .002 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -2.9 | -0.4 | 96 | 112 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.