James Worthy 
#45 SF | 6-9, 256lbs | Mavericks | Experience: 6 years
Born: 2/27/1961 (28) | College: North Carolina

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995 
 Value: $2,600,000  $2,900,000  $3,200,000  $3,500,000  $3,800,000  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 6                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1988 NBA DAL 82 82 36.4 21.1 2.2 4.9 2.8 2.1 1.31 1.5 0.4 2.0 .539 .747 .161  
 1987 NBA DAL 31 31 36.5 20.6 2.1 4.9 3.1 2.4 1.32 1.5 0.3 1.7 .498 .792 .235  
 1986 NBA DAL 82 82 36.3 23.0 2.2 6.5 2.4 2.1 1.17 1.2 0.5 2.8 .513 .736 .228  
 1985 NBA DAL 82 82 34.4 21.8 2.4 5.9 2.3 1.8 1.26 1.4 1.2 2.7 .528 .718 .305  
 1984 NBA DAL 76 76 34.4 22.0 2.5 5.5 2.4 2.0 1.20 1.2 1.2 2.6 .483 .698 .151  
 1983 NBA DAL 82 82 37.2 24.2 2.2 6.1 2.3 2.2 1.04 1.5 1.1 2.6 .543 .738 .295  
 1982 NBA DAL 82 82 37.6 20.4 2.5 6.0 2.2 2.6 0.85 1.1 0.9 2.7 .524 .785 .275  
 Career     517 517 36.1 22.0 2.3 5.8 2.4 2.2 1.13 1.3 0.8 2.5 .520 .739 .237  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1988 NBA DAL 8.9 16.5 .539 3.2 4.3 .747 6.3 9.1 .693 2.4 6.3 .380 0.2 1.1 .161  
 1987 NBA DAL 8.3 16.6 .498 3.8 4.8 .792 5.8 8.4 .695 2.2 7.1 .308 0.3 1.1 .235  
 1986 NBA DAL 9.1 17.8 .513 4.5 6.1 .736 6.8 11.2 .607 2.1 5.4 .385 0.3 1.2 .228  
 1985 NBA DAL 8.8 16.6 .528 3.9 5.5 .718 6.6 11.0 .600 1.8 4.6 .402 0.3 1.0 .305  
 1984 NBA DAL 8.5 17.6 .483 4.8 6.9 .698 6.1 10.4 .583 2.3 6.0 .377 0.2 1.2 .151  
 1983 NBA DAL 9.2 17.0 .543 5.3 7.2 .738 6.9 10.5 .660 1.9 5.2 .373 0.4 1.4 .295  
 1982 NBA DAL 7.7 14.6 .524 4.8 6.1 .785 5.6 8.7 .638 1.8 4.8 .374 0.3 1.1 .275  
 Career     8.7 16.7 .520 4.4 5.9 .739 6.3 10.0 .632 2.1 5.5 .376 0.3 1.2 .237  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1988 82 82 2982 727 1350 263 352 14 87 1731 178 583 227 120 173 120 30 166 294 
 1987 31 31 1132 256 514 118 149 8 34 638 66 218 96 46 73 46 8 53 99 
 1986 82 82 2975 748 1457 368 500 23 101 1887 182 711 198 101 169 101 40 228 868 
 1985 82 82 2822 719 1363 323 450 25 82 1786 197 683 187 118 149 118 100 220 948 
 1984 76 76 2611 647 1340 365 523 14 93 1673 193 611 186 93 155 93 92 196 396 
 1983 82 82 3050 758 1395 436 591 33 112 1985 179 679 187 127 180 127 92 210 514 
 1982 82 82 3085 628 1199 395 503 25 91 1676 201 692 182 92 215 92 77 224 132 
 Career 517 517 18657 4483 8618 2268 3068 142 600 11376 1196 4177 1263 697 1114 697 439 1297 3251 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1988 NBA DAL .575 1.28 11.9 9.1 23.2 7.0 14.5 10.9 20.4 439.2 14.6 3.6 109.6 104.6  
 1987 NBA DAL .550 1.24 12.8 9.7 23.7 6.3 13.5 10.0 19.1 146.0 4.9 3.2 108.2 104.3  
 1986 NBA DAL .563 1.30 9.7 8.3 24.4 6.6 17.1 12.1 21.6 449.3 15.0 10.6 109.1 95.6  
 1985 NBA DAL .572 1.31 9.9 7.9 24.2 7.8 16.9 12.7 23.5 507.2 16.9 11.6 114.5 98.6  
 1984 NBA DAL .532 1.25 9.7 8.1 26.1 7.8 15.3 11.7 21.6 394.4 13.1 5.2 106.0 98.9  
 1983 NBA DAL .599 1.42 9.2 8.9 23.4 7.0 16.9 12.3 24.1 571.9 19.1 6.3 110.9 103.5  
 1982 NBA DAL .590 1.40 10.0 11.8 21.1 7.5 17.9 12.8 20.6 418.7 14.0 1.6 105.9 103.8  
 Career     .571 1.32 10.2 9.0 23.7 7.2 16.3 12.0 21.8 2926.7 97.6 6.3 109.3 101.1  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1988 NBA DAL 16 16 37.3 20.0 2.6 4.4 2.8 1.8 1.52 1.3 0.2 2.3 .556 .667 .154  
 1987 NBA DAL 22 22 38.8 25.1 2.4 5.3 3.0 2.1 1.38 1.2 0.6 2.7 .554 .727 .321  
 1986 NBA DAL 9 9 38.8 28.4 2.1 5.3 1.9 1.4 1.31 1.1 0.7 3.4 .485 .873 .158  
 1985 NBA DAL 17 17 37.9 27.4 2.8 6.1 2.9 2.3 1.28 2.1 1.5 3.2 .539 .690 .118  
 1984 NBA DAL 9 9 34.9 21.9 2.4 5.9 2.9 2.1 1.37 1.2 1.3 2.3 .397 .692 .091  
 1983 NBA DAL 15 15 36.2 28.0 2.9 6.1 2.3 2.8 0.83 1.6 1.5 3.0 .584 .816 .471  
 1982 NBA DAL 3 3 37.7 27.7 2.3 6.0 3.3 3.0 1.11 1.0 0.3 3.0 .565 .867 .000  
 Career     91 91 37.5 25.2 2.5 5.5 2.7 2.2 1.25 1.4 0.9 2.8 .532 .748 .236  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1988 NBA DAL 8.7 15.6 .556 2.5 3.8 .667 6.5 9.1 .712 2.1 5.7 .363 0.1 0.8 .154  
 1987 NBA DAL 10.5 19.0 .554 3.6 5.0 .727 7.5 10.3 .735 2.6 7.5 .345 0.4 1.3 .321  
 1986 NBA DAL 11.0 22.7 .485 6.1 7.0 .873 8.6 13.6 .631 2.1 7.0 .302 0.3 2.1 .158  
 1985 NBA DAL 11.9 22.1 .539 3.5 5.1 .690 8.9 14.9 .594 2.9 6.1 .471 0.1 1.0 .118  
 1984 NBA DAL 7.9 19.9 .397 6.0 8.7 .692 5.7 10.8 .526 2.1 7.9 .268 0.1 1.2 .091  
 1983 NBA DAL 10.9 18.7 .584 5.6 6.9 .816 8.0 11.6 .690 2.4 6.0 .400 0.5 1.1 .471  
 1982 NBA DAL 11.7 20.7 .565 4.3 5.0 .867 8.7 13.3 .650 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.3 .000  
 Career     10.4 19.5 .532 4.2 5.7 .748 7.6 11.6 .656 2.4 6.6 .367 0.3 1.2 .236  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1988 16 16 597 139 250 40 60 2 13 320 42 112 44 21 29 21 3 37 -44 
 1987 22 22 853 232 419 80 110 9 28 553 52 168 65 26 47 26 13 59 20 
 1986 9 9 349 99 204 55 63 3 19 256 19 67 17 10 13 10 6 31 78 
 1985 17 17 644 202 375 60 87 2 17 466 47 150 50 36 39 36 25 54 61 
 1984 9 9 314 71 179 54 78 1 11 197 22 75 26 11 19 11 12 21 -19 
 1983 15 15 543 164 281 84 103 8 17 420 43 135 35 24 42 24 23 45 70 
 1982 3 3 113 35 62 13 15 0 1 83 7 25 10 3 9 3 1 9 -46 
 Career 91 91 3413 942 1770 386 516 25 106 2295 232 732 247 131 198 131 83 256 120 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1988 NBA DAL .580 1.28 12.6 8.3 23.2 8.0 13.2 10.6 14.3 34.2 1.1 -2.8 105.5 109.9  
 1987 NBA DAL .591 1.32 11.2 8.1 24.3 6.5 14.5 10.5 16.7 79.4 2.6 0.9 107.3 106.4  
 1986 NBA DAL .552 1.25 6.5 5.0 29.2 5.8 12.9 9.5 17.8 33.0 1.1 8.7 110.1 98.8  
 1985 NBA DAL .564 1.24 10.0 7.8 28.0 8.0 18.0 12.9 22.1 101.4 3.4 3.6 112.4 107.1  
 1984 NBA DAL .460 1.10 10.1 7.4 30.9 6.4 16.0 11.1 14.6 14.7 0.5 -2.1 97.7 101.0  
 1983 NBA DAL .644 1.49 8.7 10.4 26.3 8.8 19.0 13.9 25.2 111.2 3.7 4.7 111.4 105.0  
 1982 NBA DAL .609 1.34 11.4 10.2 28.9 7.1 18.0 12.6 19.6 13.6 0.5 -15.3 97.1 118.4  
 Career     .575 1.30 10.1 8.1 22.3 7.3 15.7 11.5 18.7 387.6 12.9 1.3 107.7 106.0  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 - 36 0 34.9 26.6 3.3 6.9 4.9 1.9 2.62 1.0 1.0 1.6 .540 .792 .000  
 Total   36 0 34.9 26.6 3.3 6.9 4.9 1.9 2.62 1.0 1.0 1.6 .540 .792 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 36 0 1257 427 791 103 130 0 1 957 120 370 178 37 68 37 36 57 0 
 Career 36 0 1257 427 791 103 130 0 1 957 120 370 178 37 68 37 36 57 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 38 6 14 7 7 3 7 17 26 11 14 1 4  
 Playoff 50 9 16 7 5 5 6 23 33 17 20 3 4  
 Career 56 9 21 8 7 5 8 23 33 18 24 3 5  

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

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 103
 Total Player of the Week: 3
 Total All-Star Appearances: 5
 Total All-League Second Team: 2
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 2
 1982 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1982 NBA All-Star
 1982 NBA All-Rookie First Team
 1983 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1983 NBA All-Star
 1983 NBA Most Improved Player
 1983 NBA All-League Second Team
 1983 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 1984 NBA All-Star
 1985 NBA All-Star
 1985 NBA All-League Second Team
 1985 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 1986 NBA All-Star

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/30/1982 Drafted by the Mavericks with pick #1 of round 1.
 7/18/1986 Re-signed with the Mavericks for $20,300,000 over 7 years.

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