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James Worthy

1961 - Today

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James Ager Worthy (born February 27, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Game James", he played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Worthy was a seven-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Team member who won three NBA championships and was voted the NBA Finals MVP in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Worthy has received more than 3,642,500 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). James Worthy is the 118th most popular basketball player (down from 116th in 2019), the 6,688th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,729th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, James Worthy ranks 118 out of 1,757. Before him are Bill Sharman, Walt Frazier, Kevin Garnett, Dolph Schayes, George Gervin, and John Wooden. After him are Steve Nash, Bill Walton, Miloš Teodosić, Dave Cowens, Borislav Stanković, and Vlade Divac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, James Worthy ranks 238. Before him are Brian Orser, José Luis Cuciuffo, Tom Byron, Imad Khamis, Todd Haynes, and Darryl Jones. After him are George Wassouf, Campbell Scott, Larry Mullen Jr., Chi McBride, Wynton Marsalis, and Anders Järryd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Worthy ranks 6,688 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Joy (1954), Melissa Rauch (1980), Roy Eldridge (1911), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954), and Theresa Russell (1957). After him are Leigh Harline (1907), Nicole Aniston (1987), James L. Peters (1889), Robert Guillaume (1927), Kate Bruce (1860), and Dexter Holland (1965).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, James Worthy ranks 67. Before him are Bill Sharman (1926), Walt Frazier (1945), Kevin Garnett (1976), Dolph Schayes (1928), George Gervin (1952), and John Wooden (1910). After him are Bill Walton (1952), Dave Cowens (1948), Tom Heinsohn (1934), Marion Jones (1975), Kevin McHale (1957), and Jo Jo White (1946).

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