NBA titles
3
Finals MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
7
Points per game
17.6
Playoff points per game
21.1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 13.4 | |
| 1983 | 14.5 | |
| 1984 | 17.6 | |
| 1985 | 20 | |
| 1986 | 19.4 | |
| 1987 | 19.7 | |
| 1988 | 20.5 | |
| 1989 | 21.1 | |
| 1990 | 21.4 | |
| 1991 | 19.9 | |
| 1992 | 14.9 | |
| 1993 | 10.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Worthy ranks #204 in Basketball
James Worthy ranks #204 in Basketball and #1598 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.5/100.
The verified career covers 1982–1994 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 3, Finals MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 7, Points per game 17.6.
Nearest context: ahead Elena Delle Donne (80.5); behind Jimmy Butler (80.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James Worthy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Worthy comparisons
James Worthy — frequently asked
- Is James Worthy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James Worthy ranks #204 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is James Worthy's GOAT Score?
- 80.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does James Worthy rank all time?
- #1598 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #204 in Basketball.
- James Worthy vs Elena Delle Donne: who ranks higher?
- James Worthy ranks higher at 80.5 versus Elena Delle Donne at 80.5, a margin of 0.0 points.