James Worthy 
#52 SF | 6-9, 245lbs | Trailblazers | Experience: 7 years
Born: 2/27/1961 (29) | College: North Carolina

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 91 86 66 37 49 54 67 57 65 62 73 67 69 94 74 85  
 Potential: A A B D C C B C B B B B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996 
 Value: $1,902,631  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 7                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL POR 80 80 36.4 20.1 2.4 5.6 4.8 2.6 1.86 1.7 0.8 1.7 .493 .726 .351  
 1988 NPBSL POR 82 82 34.9 22.1 2.1 5.5 3.8 2.8 1.36 1.6 0.7 2.3 .521 .805 .236  
 1987 NPBSL POR 58 58 35.3 25.4 1.9 5.3 3.1 2.6 1.20 1.4 0.7 2.3 .516 .824 .290  
 1986 NPBSL POR 82 82 35.3 22.4 2.5 5.4 3.0 2.6 1.17 1.4 0.8 2.0 .523 .767 .227  
 1985 NPBSL POR 82 82 32.3 27.9 1.8 4.4 2.6 2.4 1.07 1.1 0.8 2.6 .562 .756 .200  
 1984 NPBSL POR 82 0 37.2 19.5 1.9 4.9 3.0 2.6 1.12 1.0 0.7 2.5 .487 .795 .111  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     630 518 35.2 21.5 2.2 5.1 3.3 2.6 1.28 1.4 0.7 2.2 .515 .776 .228  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL POR 8.6 17.5 .493 2.6 3.6 .726 3.5 5.4 .655 4.8 11.4 .424 0.3 0.7 .351  
 1988 NPBSL POR 8.2 15.8 .521 5.5 6.8 .805 4.9 7.3 .673 3.2 7.9 .404 0.2 0.7 .236  
 1987 NPBSL POR 9.6 18.7 .516 6.0 7.3 .824 6.1 9.6 .638 3.3 8.5 .391 0.2 0.5 .290  
 1986 NPBSL POR 8.7 16.7 .523 4.9 6.4 .767 5.7 8.7 .655 2.9 7.4 .389 0.1 0.5 .227  
 1985 NPBSL POR 10.6 18.9 .562 6.7 8.8 .756 7.8 11.9 .654 2.8 6.7 .415 0.1 0.3 .200  
 1984 NPBSL POR 7.8 16.0 .487 3.8 4.8 .795 4.3 6.5 .657 3.5 9.1 .379 0.0 0.3 .111  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     8.3 16.2 .515 4.7 6.1 .776 4.9 7.5 .657 3.3 8.2 .401 0.1 0.5 .228  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 80 80 2915 690 1401 207 285 20 57 1607 194 642 383 136 206 136 65 134 654 
 1988 82 82 2862 676 1298 449 558 13 55 1814 170 619 314 130 231 130 57 187 995 
 1987 58 58 2050 558 1082 350 425 9 31 1475 111 416 181 80 151 80 38 131 296 
 1986 82 82 2892 714 1366 401 523 10 44 1839 205 645 249 111 212 111 63 168 798 
 1985 82 82 2645 869 1547 548 725 5 25 2291 145 509 210 88 197 88 66 214 713 
 1984 82 0 3049 639 1312 314 395 3 27 1595 156 555 244 86 217 86 58 202 530 
 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 630 518 22156 5245 10189 2959 3812 69 303 13518 1361 4559 2109 871 1646 871 451 1380 5175 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NPBSL POR .527 1.15 18.1 9.7 24.5 7.0 15.5 11.3 20.0 411.5 13.7 8.2 111.1 101.3  
 1988 NPBSL POR .587 1.40 15.0 11.1 25.2 6.8 15.0 11.2 22.7 522.6 17.4 12.1 111.8 96.9  
 1987 NPBSL POR .582 1.36 11.3 9.4 27.9 6.0 15.3 10.8 24.5 427.2 14.2 5.1 106.2 99.9  
 1986 NPBSL POR .576 1.35 12.1 10.3 25.2 7.7 14.9 11.5 21.7 481.4 16.0 9.7 111.0 99.1  
 1985 NPBSL POR .614 1.48 9.2 8.7 31.1 6.1 14.2 10.3 28.1 656.3 21.9 8.7 111.9 100.0  
 1984 NPBSL POR .537 1.22 12.5 11.1 22.7 5.6 13.8 9.8 16.3 262.1 8.7 6.5 108.8 102.0  
 1983 NPBSL POR .557 1.28 14.4 11.1 22.0 7.2 14.2 10.8 18.6 347.8 11.6 6.7 112.2 104.4  
 1982 NPBSL 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     .570 1.33 13.5 10.5 24.7 6.8 14.8 10.9 21.1 3454.1 115.1 8.2 110.5 100.6  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL POR 4 4 41.3 20.0 1.8 5.3 6.8 3.0 2.25 1.0 1.3 1.8 .493 .600 .000  
 1988 NPBSL POR 11 11 39.9 25.0 2.4 4.5 5.5 3.6 1.53 1.7 1.0 3.2 .489 .830 .308  
 1987 NPBSL POR 10 10 33.8 19.6 2.4 4.1 3.8 3.1 1.23 1.3 0.4 2.3 .464 .757 .000  
 1986 NPBSL POR 2 2 32.5 18.5 1.0 4.5 3.5 3.0 1.17 1.5 0.5 1.5 .382 .846 .000  
 1985 NPBSL POR 11 11 32.8 26.5 2.3 4.5 2.7 3.6 0.75 1.0 0.9 2.9 .537 .733 .000  
 1984 NPBSL POR 20 16 32.2 17.3 1.6 3.9 2.8 2.6 1.08 0.9 0.4 2.4 .547 .867 .250  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     89 63 34.9 19.9 2.1 4.1 3.5 2.9 1.19 1.3 0.6 2.7 .510 .764 .184  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL POR 9.3 18.8 .493 1.5 2.5 .600 3.8 5.0 .750 5.5 13.5 .407 0.0 0.3 .000  
 1988 NPBSL POR 10.5 21.5 .489 3.5 4.3 .830 6.5 9.8 .667 3.6 10.5 .345 0.4 1.2 .308  
 1987 NPBSL POR 8.4 18.1 .464 2.8 3.7 .757 5.1 8.2 .622 3.3 9.3 .355 0.0 0.6 .000  
 1986 NPBSL POR 6.5 17.0 .382 5.5 6.5 .846 5.0 9.5 .526 1.5 7.5 .200 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1985 NPBSL POR 9.9 18.5 .537 6.7 9.2 .733 8.0 12.3 .652 1.9 5.6 .339 0.0 0.5 .000  
 1984 NPBSL POR 7.3 13.4 .547 2.6 3.0 .867 3.3 4.6 .725 3.9 8.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .250  
 1983 NPBSL 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 NPBSL 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     8.0 15.7 .510 3.8 4.9 .764 4.7 7.0 .667 3.2 8.1 .396 0.1 0.6 .184  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 4 4 165 37 75 6 10 0 1 80 7 28 27 4 12 4 5 7 27 
 1988 11 11 439 116 237 39 47 4 13 275 26 76 61 19 40 19 11 35 47 
 1987 10 10 338 84 181 28 37 0 6 196 24 65 38 13 31 13 4 23 -23 
 1986 2 2 65 13 34 11 13 0 0 37 2 11 7 3 6 3 1 3 -1 
 1985 11 11 361 109 203 74 101 0 6 292 25 75 30 11 40 11 10 32 7 
 1984 20 16 643 146 267 52 60 2 8 346 32 109 56 18 52 18 7 48 99 
 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 89 63 3108 712 1397 334 437 9 49 1767 184 553 310 112 261 112 54 244 189 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NPBSL POR .506 1.07 22.9 10.2 24.5 4.6 11.7 8.4 13.6 7.6 0.3 6.8 109.8 102.8  
 1988 NPBSL POR .535 1.16 17.0 11.1 27.7 5.9 11.7 8.8 16.2 37.9 1.3 4.3 108.8 104.4  
 1987 NPBSL POR .497 1.08 14.3 11.7 26.9 6.7 12.2 9.4 15.1 23.1 0.8 -2.3 102.2 103.6  
 1986 NPBSL POR .450 1.09 13.2 11.3 29.0 3.2 14.5 8.8 13.0 2.4 0.1 -0.5 107.6 109.0  
 1985 NPBSL POR .591 1.44 9.5 12.6 32.2 7.0 14.5 10.7 20.6 49.4 1.6 0.6 106.3 104.8  
 1984 NPBSL POR .590 1.30 14.0 13.0 21.4 5.5 12.9 9.2 14.6 39.7 1.3 5.0 112.7 105.7  
 1983 NPBSL POR .551 1.29 14.4 11.5 21.9 6.9 12.4 9.6 12.9 27.6 0.9 0.4 108.8 107.8  
 1982 NPBSL 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     .556 1.26 14.4 12.1 23.0 6.2 12.6 9.4 15.1 209.9 7.0 2.1 108.0 105.0  

 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 37 7 17 12 7 3 9 16 31 9 12 2 3  
 Playoff 43 8 15 8 5 3 7 16 31 12 15 1 3  
 Career 52 9 20 12 7 4 9 20 34 20 25 3 4  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 CHI L 40 6 24 0 0 0 0 12 3 8 6 4 3 0 1 -1
 10/18 SAS W 39 8 16 2 4 0 0 18 3 8 8 1 3 1 2 10
 10/20 LAL W 36 13 23 4 5 1 1 31 6 9 3 1 1 0 1 22
 10/23 BOS L 29 10 17 4 7 0 0 24 4 7 3 5 0 2 3 -3
 10/25 UTA W 32 9 14 2 2 0 1 20 2 7 1 3 1 1 1 17
 10/26 DAL W 45 8 24 4 4 0 0 20 5 9 5 5 0 0 1 13
 11/1 MIL L 46 15 28 1 2 2 2 33 1 11 3 4 1 2 2 -8
 11/2 SEA L 37 5 18 0 0 1 1 11 2 8 4 3 0 1 1 -14
 11/6 SEA L 43 4 16 0 0 0 1 8 1 4 5 2 4 3 4 -14
 11/8 CHA L 39 1 8 4 4 0 0 6 2 9 2 4 1 2 1 -11
 11/12 CHI W 38 8 15 3 4 2 3 21 1 8 5 1 4 2 1 4
 11/13 MIN L 40 5 11 1 2 0 0 11 1 11 4 3 1 0 3 1
 11/15 DEN W 28 7 12 9 12 1 1 24 2 6 3 1 2 2 3 20
 11/16 SEA W 5 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
 11/25 DAL W 40 12 18 2 2 0 0 26 1 8 6 3 2 3 2 8
 11/26 KCK W 23 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 4 1 0 2 3 36
 11/29 CHA W 33 7 17 0 0 0 0 14 6 8 4 2 0 0 2 16
 11/30 MIN L 34 7 13 3 8 0 0 17 4 8 4 5 1 0 3 -21
 12/5 DEN W 38 8 13 2 2 0 0 18 2 11 2 1 0 0 2 6
 12/7 DET W 45 11 31 2 2 0 0 24 2 14 6 3 4 0 2 14
 12/8 SAS L 42 15 23 2 3 2 2 34 5 11 5 9 0 0 2 -25
 12/11 GSW W 29 5 14 0 0 1 2 11 2 8 3 2 2 1 0 31
 12/15 LAL L 45 13 24 1 2 1 1 28 2 9 5 3 3 3 2 -1
 12/19 PHX W 40 7 15 7 8 0 1 21 6 17 4 3 1 0 2 6
 12/20 GSW W 43 7 20 1 2 0 3 15 7 9 9 5 1 0 2 10
 12/23 SEA L 43 15 28 1 2 1 3 32 1 9 3 2 2 0 6 0
 12/24 WAS W 36 7 15 1 1 0 0 15 4 11 4 2 0 0 3 10
 12/27 GSW W 29 6 15 2 2 0 0 14 4 8 6 2 1 2 0 34
 12/28 NYK W 30 6 8 1 2 0 0 13 0 4 8 3 1 1 3 30
 12/30 DAL W 32 8 15 4 6 0 1 20 1 4 4 4 3 1 0 31
 12/31 DAL W 42 12 23 9 12 2 3 35 6 8 7 0 3 2 0 7
 1/3 NYK W 42 4 15 5 8 0 0 13 4 7 3 2 1 0 2 4
 1/4 KCK W 46 14 23 0 0 0 1 28 4 17 5 3 2 0 5 10
 1/6 IND L 43 10 17 1 2 0 0 21 3 5 9 2 2 1 2 -8
 1/8 WAS W 30 10 17 5 6 0 0 25 3 4 4 1 3 1 2 31
 1/10 CLE L 46 3 17 5 8 1 2 12 2 10 5 3 3 1 3 -4
 1/12 HOU L 43 14 25 7 8 0 1 35 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 -18
 1/14 SEA L 41 10 19 6 6 0 0 26 2 12 3 2 1 0 4 -20
 1/16 PHX W 42 12 19 3 5 0 0 27 1 11 9 3 1 1 2 12
 1/18 DET W 30 9 14 2 2 0 0 20 2 8 9 3 3 0 3 35
 1/20 DEN W 41 11 20 8 10 0 0 30 2 4 7 3 2 0 0 3
 1/21 MIL L 30 6 18 0 0 0 0 12 5 8 5 3 0 2 1 -20
 1/23 KCK W 29 7 17 1 3 0 0 15 4 7 9 2 0 1 1 33
 1/25 HOU W 38 10 24 0 0 0 2 20 2 7 4 2 0 0 2 14
 1/27 IND W 22 7 11 0 0 0 0 14 4 4 3 1 0 0 4 2
 1/29 LAL W 36 10 17 2 2 0 0 22 5 14 5 6 1 1 3 15
 1/30 CLE W 44 9 16 8 9 0 1 26 4 14 4 5 3 0 1 12
 2/1 BOS L 30 6 20 1 2 0 1 13 4 7 5 6 0 1 0 -24
 2/3 ATL W 41 9 17 6 6 0 1 24 1 7 10 1 0 1 3 14
 2/5 DEN W 40 8 15 3 4 0 0 19 1 8 6 3 1 1 0 0
 2/7 UTA W 30 6 10 2 2 1 1 15 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 34
 2/8 PHI W 30 3 10 1 2 0 0 7 1 6 5 1 0 0 1 21
 2/13 LAL L 40 11 18 0 0 0 0 22 4 12 7 2 1 0 1 -4
 2/14 SAS W 39 11 22 2 4 0 0 24 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 11
 2/18 KCK W 42 5 14 1 2 0 0 11 3 11 5 5 1 1 4 7
 2/19 MIN W 40 10 22 4 4 0 1 24 3 10 4 6 3 1 1 -1
 2/21 PHX W 29 10 15 4 6 0 1 24 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 18
 2/23 CHI W 43 7 17 2 2 0 1 16 1 6 2 2 2 1 3 3
 2/25 SAS L 37 15 27 0 0 0 3 30 3 12 2 2 1 0 1 -15
 2/27 PHX L 43 11 21 3 6 1 2 26 3 7 3 3 2 0 1 0
 3/1 UTA W 32 5 11 2 4 1 1 13 1 8 6 1 0 1 0 29
 3/2 PHI W 38 16 28 5 6 0 0 37 4 11 3 1 2 2 0 15
 3/6 DAL W 36 8 19 2 3 0 0 18 5 16 4 4 2 1 0 22
 3/7 BOS W 42 13 21 5 6 0 0 31 2 8 12 6 0 0 0 3
 3/10 SEA L 42 11 28 0 0 0 0 22 6 10 8 3 4 0 4 -1
 3/11 MIN W 39 7 18 4 5 0 1 18 1 7 5 1 3 0 0 -8
 3/15 SAS L 44 7 26 4 6 0 1 18 5 12 3 2 2 2 2 -3
 3/16 UTA W 29 10 13 5 8 0 1 25 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 33
 3/20 DAL W 40 14 24 2 4 1 1 31 1 5 6 3 7 0 2 16
 3/21 NJN L 37 10 20 0 2 0 1 20 5 9 7 5 6 1 3 -26
 3/24 MIN W 41 11 26 6 8 0 2 28 4 12 8 1 1 2 2 5
 3/25 HOU L 39 13 20 2 2 0 0 28 3 10 6 2 3 3 0 -14
 3/27 PHX W 43 11 14 1 4 0 0 23 0 7 4 8 0 2 3 7
 3/29 UTA W 32 9 17 5 6 0 0 23 2 12 4 1 3 1 0 30
 3/31 GSW W 28 9 21 0 0 1 2 19 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 38
 4/1 LAL L 30 7 16 4 4 0 0 18 3 9 3 1 3 2 1 -19
 4/4 MIN W 27 7 13 1 1 0 0 15 1 6 4 1 2 1 3 25
 4/5 PHX L 38 10 25 5 6 0 1 25 0 6 4 1 1 0 3 1
 4/7 KCK W 32 5 8 3 6 0 0 13 1 4 4 4 3 0 1 29
 4/9 SAS W 39 9 15 2 2 0 0 20 0 3 5 2 2 0 1 13
 4/11 NJN W 41 8 19 4 4 1 2 21 1 3 5 3 1 0 2 3
 4/13 HOU W 29 5 9 3 3 0 0 13 3 4 4 0 3 3 0 27
 4/14 UTA W 40 9 21 2 2 0 0 20 0 6 4 1 3 0 0 26
 4/16 GSW W 30 5 13 2 4 0 0 12 4 8 2 3 3 0 0 26
 4/17 LAL W 30 7 11 0 2 0 1 14 1 6 3 1 4 0 3 15
 4/19 GSW W 30 7 14 0 0 0 1 14 2 5 6 1 1 0 2 22
 5/3 KCK W 42 8 17 1 4 0 0 17 1 6 5 2 0 0 1 -2
 5/4 KCK W 40 11 24 2 2 0 1 24 3 8 8 1 1 2 2 2
 5/6 KCK W 43 10 21 2 2 0 0 22 2 5 8 5 2 2 1 17
 5/7 KCK W 40 8 13 1 2 0 0 17 1 9 6 4 1 1 3 10

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 153
 Total Player of the Week: 3
 Total All-Star Appearances: 4
 Total All-League Third Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive First Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 2
 Total Sixth Man of the Year: 1
 Total Championships: 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
 1984 NPSBL Sixth Man of the Year
 1984 New Peoples Sim Basketball League Champion
 1985 NPBSL All-Star
 1985 NPBSL All-League Third Team
 1986 NPBSL All-Star
 1987 NPBSL All-Star
 1988 NPBSL All-Star
 1989 NPBSL All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

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

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