James Worthy vs Manu Ginobili

[1987_Lakers]

Who is the better player? Career and peak wise. I can see the similarities in both players. Both were for the most part 3rd options on championship teams for years. Both have never made an All-NBA First or Second Team, but are without a doubt hall of fame players.

Ginobili
4x NBA Champion
2004 Olympic Gold Medal
2008 6th Man of the Year
2x NBA All-Star
2x All-NBA 3rd Team

Worthy
3x Champion
1988 NBA Finals MVP
7x NBA All-Star
2x All-NBA 3rd Team

At their peak...
Ginobili - 19.5 PPG | 5 RPG | 4.5 APG | 46 FG% | 40 3PT% | 86 FT%
Worthy - 21 PPG | 6 RPG | 3.5 APG | 55 FG% | 78 FT%

http://thatnbalotterypick.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ginobili-ok.jpg
http://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/files/worthy1.jpg

[TheBigVeto]

Ginobili wins this one.

[1987_Lakers]

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[MavsSuperFan]

career - worthy but its very close
peak - worthy and its not close

[Xiao Yao You]

manu easily

[Jlamb47]

Manu.

worthy wasnt as important as Ginobli was

[plowking]

Anyone who says Ginobili clearly hasn't read about or watched James Worthy play.

It's not a big gap, but it's clear as to who the better player was/is.

[Stringer Bell]

Prime Manu was not a better player than Prime Worthy.

Not a better defender, not better offensively. Worthy was devastating in the post and on the break

[Bob Dole]

Worthy and no its not freaking close.

You ISH *******s dont know shiittt about basketball.

[Marchesk]

James Worthy. Come on people, stop reacting to what just happened. :facepalm

[Harison]

career - worthy but its very close
peak - worthy and its not close
This.

[wally_world]

Worthy is the more talented (and better?) player, but i think in terms of expectations, what he does for the team, Manu exceeds him.

[1987_Lakers]

Worthy and no its not freaking close.

You ISH *******s dont know shiittt about basketball.

It's not a bad comparison. Worthy was an All-Star, but he wasn't a player who dominated games and made All-NBA First Teams.