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John Starks

Guard  at New York Knicks
Age60
NationalityUSA
Height196 cm (6'5")
Weight86 kg
BornAug 10, 1965
CollegeOklahoma State
Career
12.6PPG
2.5RPG
3.6APG
903 games · 13 seasons

Career snapshot

13seasons
903games
11,344career pts
13.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 602 games · 1990-91–1997-98

Position rank · 2001-02

#91PPG rank
#81PER rank
#103WS rank
Among 104 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 19.0 1993-94 · NYK
RPG 3.3 1998-99 · GSW
APG 5.9 1993-94 · NYK
PER 16.4 1991-92 · NYK
WS 7.5 1992-93 · NYK

Honors & awards

1×
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
1996
1×
All-Star Selection
1993
1×
All-Defense Team
1992

Career by team

Utah Jazz
2000-01 – 2001-02 · 2 seasons
7.0 PPG 1.6 RPG 1.8 APG
141 games
Chicago Bulls
1999-00 – 1999-00 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG 2.5 RPG 2.8 APG
4 games
Golden State Warriors
1988-89 – 1999-00 · 3 seasons
11.1 PPG 2.5 RPG 3.7 APG
119 games
New York Knicks
1990-91 – 1997-98 · 8 seasons
14.1 PPG 2.7 RPG 4.0 APG
602 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1988-89 GSW 36 0 8.8 4.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 40.8 38.5 65.4 10.3 0.0
1990-91 NYK 61 10 19.2 7.6 2.1 3.3 1.0 0.3 43.9 29.0 75.2 14.3 2.4
1991-92 NYK 82 0 25.8 13.9 2.3 3.4 1.3 0.2 44.9 34.8 77.8 16.4 6.4
1992-93 NYK 80 51 31.0 17.5 2.6 5.1 1.1 0.2 42.8 32.1 79.5 16.3 7.5
1993-94 NYK 59 54 34.9 19.0 3.1 5.9 1.6 0.1 42.0 33.5 75.4 16.0 5.8
1994-95 NYK 80 78 34.1 15.3 2.7 5.1 1.2 0.1 39.5 35.5 73.7 13.8 6.2
1995-96 NYK 81 71 30.8 12.6 2.9 3.9 1.3 0.1 44.3 36.1 75.3 14.2 5.7
1996-97 NYK 77 1 26.5 13.8 2.7 2.8 1.2 0.1 43.1 36.9 76.9 15.9 5.8
1997-98 NYK 82 10 26.7 12.9 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.1 39.3 32.7 78.7 14.3 4.6
1998-99 GSW 50 50 33.7 13.8 3.3 4.7 1.4 0.1 37.0 29.0 74.0 13.9 3.0
1999-00 NBA 37 30 32.2 13.9 2.7 4.9 1.1 0.1 37.5 34.5 84.7 — —
1999-00 CHI 4 0 20.5 7.5 2.5 2.8 1.3 0.3 32.4 30.0 100.0 12.5 0.1
1999-00 GSW 33 30 33.6 14.7 2.8 5.2 1.1 0.1 37.8 34.8 83.3 12.4 0.5
2000-01 UTA 75 64 28.3 9.3 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 39.8 35.2 80.2 9.3 2.1
2001-02 UTA 66 1 14.1 4.4 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 36.8 30.5 80.5 6.0 -0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 2000 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz season change
Jul 2000 Golden State Warriors Utah Jazz season change
Oct 1999 Chicago Bulls Golden State Warriors mid season trade From 1999-00 to 1999-00
Jul 1999 Golden State Warriors Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 1998 New York Knicks Golden State Warriors season change
Oct 1990 Golden State Warriors New York Knicks offseason From 1988-89 to 1990-91

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Born on August 10

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About John Starks

John Levell Starks is an American former professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was undrafted in the 1988 NBA draft after attending four colleges in his native Oklahoma, including Oklahoma State University. Starks was named an NBA All-Star while playing for the New York Knicks in the 1990s.