James Worthy 
#27 SG | 6-9, 232lbs | Trailblazers | Experience: 1 year
Born: 2/27/1961 (23) | College: North Carolina

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 69 67 72 30 42 31 59 51 43 52 61 56 69 84 67 83  
 Potential: A B B D C C C C C C B C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990 
 Value: $160,213  $178,976  $199,183  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Rookie  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 1                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 82 52 35.2 18.5 2.2 4.6 3.2 2.5 1.30 1.5 0.7 2.0 .504 .786 .097  
 1982 NPSBL POR 82 82 34.9 16.8 2.4 5.1 3.2 2.8 1.15 1.5 0.6 2.2 .503 .749 .182  
 Career     164 134 35.0 17.7 2.3 4.8 3.2 2.6 1.22 1.5 0.6 2.1 .503 .766 .141  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 7.3 14.5 .504 3.9 5.0 .786 3.6 5.1 .702 3.7 9.0 .410 0.0 0.4 .097  
 1982 NPSBL POR 6.1 12.2 .503 4.5 6.0 .749 4.0 6.2 .637 2.1 5.5 .374 0.1 0.4 .182  
 Career     6.7 13.3 .503 4.2 5.5 .766 3.8 5.6 .666 2.9 7.3 .396 0.1 0.4 .141  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 82 52 2883 598 1186 320 407 3 31 1519 180 555 265 119 204 119 58 166 553 
 1982 82 82 2860 501 997 370 494 6 33 1378 200 618 263 121 228 121 46 178 636 
 Career 164 134 5743 1099 2183 690 901 9 64 2897 380 1173 528 240 432 240 104 344 1189 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL POR .557 1.28 14.4 11.1 22.0 7.2 14.2 10.8 18.6 349.4 11.6 6.7 112.2 104.4  
 1982 NPSBL POR .568 1.38 15.4 13.4 20.4 7.9 15.1 11.7 18.6 345.4 11.5 7.8 109.7 100.5  
 Career     .561 1.33 14.9 12.2 21.2 7.6 14.7 11.2 18.6 694.8 23.2 7.3 111.0 102.5  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 22 0 35.5 17.8 2.2 3.9 3.1 2.5 1.25 1.3 0.5 3.1 .500 .713 .222  
 1982 NPSBL POR 9 9 35.2 16.7 2.1 3.9 2.4 2.8 0.88 1.7 0.7 3.0 .571 .787 .167  
 Career     31 9 35.4 17.5 2.2 3.9 2.9 2.6 1.14 1.4 0.5 3.1 .518 .734 .200  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL POR 6.9 13.7 .500 4.0 5.5 .713 3.5 5.3 .658 3.3 8.0 .409 0.1 0.4 .222  
 1982 NPSBL POR 6.2 10.9 .571 4.1 5.2 .787 4.2 5.9 .717 1.9 4.3 .436 0.1 0.7 .167  
 Career     6.7 12.9 .518 4.0 5.5 .734 3.7 5.5 .676 2.9 6.9 .414 0.1 0.5 .200  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 22 0 780 151 302 87 122 2 9 391 49 135 69 29 55 29 10 69 9 
 1982 9 9 317 56 98 37 47 1 6 150 19 54 22 15 25 15 6 27 24 
 Career 31 9 1097 207 400 124 169 3 15 541 68 189 91 44 80 44 16 96 33 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL POR .551 1.29 14.4 11.5 22.0 6.9 12.4 9.6 12.9 27.6 0.9 0.4 108.8 107.8  
 1982 NPSBL POR .630 1.53 13.3 15.1 18.5 6.7 11.8 9.3 15.2 22.2 0.7 2.7 102.8 99.7  
 Career     .570 1.35 14.1 12.4 5.3 6.8 12.2 9.5 13.5 49.8 1.7 1.1 107.0 105.4  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 - 38 0 34.0 21.2 2.5 4.2 2.9 1.9 1.51 1.2 0.6 1.9 .516 .748 .000  
 Total   38 0 34.0 21.2 2.5 4.2 2.9 1.9 1.51 1.2 0.6 1.9 .516 .748 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 38 0 1291 347 672 110 147 0 1 804 94 253 109 47 72 47 24 72 0 
 Career 38 0 1291 347 672 110 147 0 1 804 94 253 109 47 72 47 24 72 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 38 6 15 8 5 4 8 14 25 13 20 1 2  
 Playoff 30 7 12 6 4 2 6 13 25 12 14 1 3  
 Career 38 8 15 8 5 4 8 14 25 13 20 1 3  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/18 CLE L 37 6 16 11 12 0 0 23 1 5 0 1 2 4 3 -15
 10/19 NJN L 34 13 18 5 6 1 1 32 3 8 0 1 1 0 1 -18
 10/22 DEN L 37 6 14 9 13 0 0 21 2 9 1 5 1 1 2 -20
 10/24 CLE W 41 7 20 8 11 0 1 22 4 9 0 4 2 1 1 -4
 10/25 WAS W 34 6 17 5 6 0 1 17 4 8 4 4 1 0 2 20
 10/30 DET L 37 6 13 7 8 0 0 19 3 9 2 9 1 0 4 -21
 11/1 NJN W 27 6 14 3 6 0 0 15 1 8 2 1 2 0 1 17
 11/2 DEN W 23 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 2 6 3 3 2 0 2 16
 11/4 BOS L 35 4 10 2 4 0 0 10 4 6 4 0 1 0 4 -12
 11/5 LAL W 39 7 16 7 8 0 1 21 6 11 3 6 1 1 0 12
 11/7 PHI W 26 4 9 3 4 0 0 11 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 27
 11/9 HOU L 35 6 13 3 3 0 1 15 1 3 2 4 0 1 2 -8
 11/13 KCK L 34 10 16 2 2 0 0 22 1 4 3 8 4 0 3 -2
 11/14 PHX W 37 8 17 7 8 0 1 23 2 7 5 2 0 2 1 11
 11/18 CLE W 42 13 20 2 4 0 1 28 2 9 3 3 2 2 4 27
 11/19 ATL W 28 3 12 2 4 0 0 8 4 6 4 0 2 1 0 33
 11/23 UTA W 34 3 8 4 4 0 0 10 4 10 1 1 1 0 2 7
 11/24 DEN L 37 6 14 9 12 0 1 21 2 10 4 2 1 0 1 -4
 11/28 SDC L 36 7 15 2 2 0 0 16 1 8 4 2 1 0 0 2
 11/30 DET W 38 6 22 3 4 0 2 15 2 7 1 2 0 0 2 -3
 12/2 SDC W 32 7 13 2 2 0 0 16 6 8 5 1 1 0 1 20
 12/4 SDC W 29 8 12 6 6 0 0 22 0 3 6 2 0 1 1 17
 12/6 GSW W 36 8 16 6 6 0 0 22 2 9 3 2 2 0 3 20
 12/7 LAL L 36 6 14 5 6 0 2 17 1 2 4 3 1 2 2 -21
 12/10 CHI L 32 8 12 2 2 0 0 18 0 7 3 1 1 1 1 -25
 12/11 UTA L 33 5 13 3 4 0 0 13 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 -8
 12/13 DAL W 36 6 16 1 2 0 0 13 1 5 1 2 3 0 0 1
 12/15 SDC W 37 6 18 1 2 0 0 13 6 11 3 3 3 0 2 9
 12/16 IND W 36 2 10 4 6 0 0 8 2 9 2 1 0 1 3 3
 12/19 UTA W 40 13 23 9 12 1 1 36 2 7 2 3 2 1 1 14
 12/20 DEN W 26 8 10 4 4 0 0 20 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 28
 12/22 DAL W 36 5 14 5 6 0 1 15 4 5 5 2 2 1 3 8
 12/24 SEA W 28 8 13 7 10 0 0 23 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 22
 12/27 PHX W 31 6 11 7 8 0 0 19 3 7 2 6 0 4 1 13
 12/28 NJN L 36 10 14 7 10 0 1 27 0 4 1 4 0 0 3 -3
 12/30 GSW L 36 6 15 1 2 0 0 13 6 8 5 1 1 1 3 -6
 1/2 SEA L 35 5 12 0 0 0 1 10 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 -9
 1/3 LAL L 41 12 18 5 8 1 1 30 3 8 3 4 2 1 4 -4
 1/7 SAS W 36 8 18 0 0 0 1 16 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 9
 1/8 MIL L 36 5 10 2 2 0 1 12 0 1 6 5 5 1 1 -13
 1/12 BOS W 29 9 17 4 4 0 0 22 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 20
 1/13 CLE L 39 5 11 0 0 1 1 11 1 6 1 4 4 1 2 -1
 1/17 KCK W 36 14 18 0 0 0 0 28 1 6 1 2 2 1 3 -1
 1/18 WAS L 37 10 19 1 1 0 0 21 2 5 4 1 1 1 4 6
 1/20 SEA W 36 8 17 7 8 0 0 23 5 10 4 2 0 1 5 8
 1/21 DEN W 27 8 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 4 6 1 1 0 2 31
 1/24 PHX W 29 7 13 10 10 0 0 24 1 3 7 3 0 2 3 19
 1/25 DAL W 28 2 7 3 4 0 0 7 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 15
 1/27 PHX W 36 6 15 1 2 0 2 13 3 9 3 4 2 1 3 6
 1/29 NYK W 35 6 16 0 0 0 0 12 4 9 3 2 1 0 1 6
 1/31 PHX W 25 1 4 5 6 0 0 7 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 16
 2/2 SAS W 31 3 10 4 6 0 0 10 0 3 6 3 2 0 1 16
 2/4 NYK W 37 6 10 10 12 0 0 22 3 10 3 4 0 0 1 5
 2/6 KCK W 39 7 12 2 2 0 0 16 2 8 2 0 2 0 2 -1
 2/8 HOU W 39 8 13 6 6 0 0 22 1 4 4 6 1 1 2 14
 2/9 CHI W 36 10 19 9 12 0 1 29 4 9 2 3 1 1 1 9
 2/10 ROO W 29 7 12 1 1 0 0 15 1 5 2 0 0 0 4 0
 2/14 SEA W 36 10 19 5 5 0 2 25 1 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
 2/15 PHX W 39 7 16 4 6 0 1 18 2 7 1 1 0 1 4 -3
 2/18 SEA W 37 13 22 12 14 0 0 38 3 8 1 0 4 1 0 22
 2/19 UTA L 40 9 15 2 2 0 0 20 1 6 3 4 2 1 2 -10
 2/21 HOU W 41 8 15 3 4 0 0 19 3 11 2 3 1 2 3 30
 2/23 SAS W 32 9 17 7 8 0 0 25 3 8 8 3 1 1 2 16
 2/25 UTA L 40 12 25 2 2 0 2 26 5 9 5 5 1 1 1 -23
 2/26 DAL W 36 11 16 4 5 0 0 26 5 12 5 0 4 0 3 24
 2/29 GSW L 37 10 20 1 3 0 0 21 3 11 2 3 1 2 2 -1
 3/2 LAL W 37 12 20 4 4 0 0 28 4 11 6 2 0 1 0 14
 3/3 DAL W 39 7 13 3 4 0 0 17 5 15 8 3 1 0 2 12
 3/7 SDC L 40 8 16 6 8 0 0 22 0 2 5 2 3 0 2 -9
 3/8 LAL W 38 9 17 2 2 0 0 20 5 11 2 2 0 0 4 19
 3/11 HOU L 38 3 9 4 4 0 0 10 2 10 6 0 4 0 3 -3
 3/12 ATL W 40 3 7 7 7 0 0 13 1 6 3 3 1 0 5 2
 3/15 SAS W 37 6 13 2 4 0 1 14 1 2 4 2 3 0 2 36
 3/17 GSW W 40 11 18 0 2 0 1 22 3 12 5 1 2 3 1 6
 3/18 SAS W 36 8 12 7 8 0 0 23 2 3 4 5 2 0 1 8
 3/22 WAS L 40 9 15 3 4 0 0 21 3 4 3 4 2 0 3 -17
 3/23 SDC W 41 9 20 2 2 0 0 20 1 8 3 5 1 1 3 29
 3/27 HOU W 36 5 14 2 2 0 0 12 1 4 3 1 4 0 2 1
 3/28 IND W 42 4 17 13 20 0 1 21 3 9 3 0 1 1 0 11
 4/1 SEA L 35 6 13 6 8 0 0 18 1 9 2 4 1 2 4 -1
 4/2 UTA W 38 6 16 4 5 0 0 16 2 6 3 1 2 0 2 38
 4/6 GSW W 37 7 16 5 6 0 0 19 1 14 0 2 2 2 0 4
 4/7 KCK L 33 10 13 3 4 0 0 23 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 -18
 4/10 LAL W 32 6 10 5 6 0 0 17 1 5 0 1 1 0 4 0
 4/11 PHI W 38 11 16 1 4 0 0 23 1 5 4 3 3 1 2 -1
 4/13 DET L 31 6 15 2 4 0 0 14 3 10 3 2 0 0 4 3
 4/15 GSW L 35 11 23 2 2 0 0 24 3 7 1 6 3 1 4 -5
 4/17 DEN L 26 3 8 3 4 0 2 9 2 3 3 7 2 0 5 -13
 4/19 MIL W 38 10 15 6 8 0 1 26 1 10 5 2 0 1 1 15
 4/21 SEA W 35 5 12 6 8 0 0 16 2 3 2 3 3 1 0 0
 4/22 SEA W 39 6 17 3 4 0 2 15 5 9 6 1 4 1 3 0
 4/24 SEA W 38 7 11 3 4 0 0 17 4 7 5 4 3 1 3 -1
 4/25 SEA L 38 6 14 4 6 0 0 16 2 8 3 2 1 0 1 -17
 4/27 SEA W 37 7 12 1 1 0 1 15 2 4 6 2 1 0 4 -9
 5/3 KCK L 35 5 9 12 14 0 1 22 2 9 4 1 3 0 5 3
 5/4 KCK W 33 6 10 4 5 0 0 16 0 4 5 6 0 0 5 2
 5/6 KCK L 37 7 14 4 6 0 1 18 1 4 3 2 2 1 6 -18
 5/7 KCK W 38 7 17 7 8 0 0 21 3 5 3 2 1 1 0 25
 5/9 KCK W 28 7 11 6 8 0 0 20 2 6 0 4 1 1 4 2
 5/11 KCK W 29 3 13 1 2 0 0 7 2 4 4 3 1 0 4 10
 5/15 LAL L 39 5 15 2 2 0 0 12 0 4 1 3 2 0 5 -12
 5/16 LAL W 35 10 13 7 8 0 0 27 0 8 6 1 1 1 3 12
 5/18 LAL W 39 6 10 6 8 1 1 19 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 3
 5/19 LAL L 40 9 19 1 4 0 2 19 2 5 2 3 3 0 2 2
 5/21 LAL W 35 6 13 7 12 0 0 19 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 5
 5/23 LAL W 30 9 11 5 8 0 0 23 3 9 2 4 0 1 4 11
 5/27 MIL L 39 9 20 0 0 0 0 18 7 8 3 2 1 0 4 -19
 5/28 MIL L 38 4 9 4 6 0 0 12 2 8 0 5 1 1 3 -5
 5/30 MIL W 39 9 18 1 4 1 1 20 2 7 3 1 1 1 1 11
 5/31 MIL L 36 13 25 2 2 0 0 28 3 7 6 3 0 0 4 -13
 6/1 MIL L 23 5 9 1 2 0 0 11 2 4 2 1 0 0 5 17

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 24
 Total All-Defensive First Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 1
 1982 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1982 NPSBL All-Rookie First Team
 1982 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team
 1983 NPSBL Rookie Game Participant
 1983 NPSBL All-Defensive First Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/30/1982 Drafted by the Trailblazers with pick #5 of round 1.

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