John Starks SG  #9

Current Team: Retired

Born: Aug 10, 1965 (55 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 180 (82kg)

Current NBA Status: Retired (Nov 1, 2002)

Draft Entry: 1988 NBA Draft

Drafted: Undrafted

Pre-Draft Team: Oklahoma State (Sr)

High School: Central High School [Tulsa, Oklahoma]

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NBA

13 Years Of Service - 6th Man, All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1988-89 GOS 36 0 8.8 1.42 3.47 .408 0.28 0.72 .385 0.94 1.44 .654 0.42 0.72 1.14 0.75 0.64 0.08 1.00 1.08 4.06
1990-91 NYK 61 10 19.2 2.95 6.72 .439 0.44 1.52 .290 1.30 1.72 .752 0.49 1.66 2.15 3.34 0.97 0.28 2.25 1.21 7.64
1991-92 NYK 82 0 25.8 4.94 11.00 .449 1.15 3.29 .348 2.87 3.68 .778 0.55 1.78 2.33 3.37 1.26 0.22 2.82 1.83 13.89
1992-93 NYK 80 51 31.0 6.41 14.99 .428 1.35 4.20 .321 3.29 4.14 .795 0.68 1.88 2.55 5.05 1.14 0.15 2.92 2.16 17.46
1993-94 ☆ NYK 59 54 34.9 6.95 16.56 .420 1.92 5.71 .335 3.17 4.20 .754 0.63 2.51 3.14 5.90 1.61 0.10 3.24 3.12 18.98
1994-95 NYK 80 78 34.1 5.24 13.28 .395 2.71 7.64 .355 2.10 2.85 .737 0.42 2.31 2.74 5.14 1.15 0.05 3.21 2.00 15.29
1995-96 NYK 81 71 30.8 4.63 10.44 .443 1.77 4.89 .361 1.62 2.15 .753 0.38 2.54 2.93 3.89 1.27 0.14 2.79 1.93 12.64
1996-97 NYK 77 1 26.5 4.79 11.12 .431 1.95 5.29 .369 2.25 2.92 .769 0.47 2.19 2.66 2.82 1.17 0.14 2.55 2.05 13.78
1997-98 NYK 82 10 26.7 4.54 11.55 .393 1.59 4.85 .327 2.26 2.87 .787 0.59 2.22 2.80 2.67 0.95 0.06 2.50 1.74 12.91
1998-99 GOS 50 50 33.7 5.38 14.56 .370 1.56 5.38 .290 1.48 2.00 .740 0.66 2.60 3.26 4.70 1.38 0.10 2.70 1.66 13.80
1999-00 * All Teams 37 30 32.2 5.49 14.65 .375 1.59 4.62 .345 1.35 1.59 .847 0.27 2.46 2.73 4.89 1.14 0.11 2.76 1.81 13.92
1999-00 * GOS 33 30 33.6 5.82 15.39 .378 1.70 4.88 .348 1.36 1.64 .833 0.30 2.45 2.76 5.15 1.12 0.09 2.82 1.94 14.70
1999-00 * CHI 4 0 20.5 2.75 8.50 .324 0.75 2.50 .300 1.25 1.25 1.000 0.00 2.50 2.50 2.75 1.25 0.25 2.25 0.75 7.50
2000-01 UTH 75 64 28.3 3.64 9.15 .398 0.85 2.43 .352 1.19 1.48 .802 0.39 1.67 2.05 2.37 0.97 0.13 2.89 1.25 9.32
2001-02 UTH 66 1 14.1 1.73 4.70 .368 0.44 1.44 .305 0.50 0.62 .805 0.23 0.80 1.03 1.06 0.50 0.00 1.91 0.79 4.39
CAREER   866 420 27.2 4.56 11.07 .412 1.41 4.15 .340 1.96 2.55 .769 0.48 1.98 2.46 3.56 1.10 0.12 2.65 1.77 12.50

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1988-89 GOS 36 0 316 51 125 .408 10 26 .385 34 52 .654 15 26 41 27 23 3 36 39 146
1990-91 NYK 61 10 1173 180 410 .439 27 93 .290 79 105 .752 30 101 131 204 59 17 137 74 466
1991-92 NYK 82 0 2118 405 902 .449 94 270 .348 235 302 .778 45 146 191 276 103 18 231 150 1139
1992-93 NYK 80 51 2477 513 1199 .428 108 336 .321 263 331 .795 54 150 204 404 91 12 234 173 1397
1993-94 ☆ NYK 59 54 2057 410 977 .420 113 337 .335 187 248 .754 37 148 185 348 95 6 191 184 1120
1994-95 NYK 80 78 2725 419 1062 .395 217 611 .355 168 228 .737 34 185 219 411 92 4 257 160 1223
1995-96 NYK 81 71 2491 375 846 .443 143 396 .361 131 174 .753 31 206 237 315 103 11 226 156 1024
1996-97 NYK 77 1 2043 369 856 .431 150 407 .369 173 225 .769 36 169 205 217 90 11 196 158 1061
1997-98 NYK 82 10 2187 372 947 .393 130 398 .327 185 235 .787 48 182 230 219 78 5 205 143 1059
1998-99 GOS 50 50 1686 269 728 .370 78 269 .290 74 100 .740 33 130 163 235 69 5 135 83 690
1999-00 * All Teams 37 30 1191 203 542 .375 59 171 .345 50 59 .847 10 91 101 181 42 4 102 67 515
1999-00 * GOS 33 30 1109 192 508 .378 56 161 .348 45 54 .833 10 81 91 170 37 3 93 64 485
1999-00 * CHI 4 0 82 11 34 .324 3 10 .300 5 5 1.000 0 10 10 11 5 1 9 3 30
2000-01 UTH 75 64 2122 273 686 .398 64 182 .352 89 111 .802 29 125 154 178 73 10 217 94 699
2001-02 UTH 66 1 929 114 310 .368 29 95 .305 33 41 .805 15 53 68 70 33 0 126 52 290
CAREER   866 420 23515 3953 9590 .412 1222 3591 .340 1701 2211 .769 417 1712 2129 3085 951 106 2293 1533 10829

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1988-89 GOS 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 0.69 0.59 0.42 19 17 .528 -0.36 0.39 0.02
1990-91 NYK 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 2.76 0.80 0.26 31 30 .508 0.96 1.39 2.35
1991-92 NYK 82 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1.84 0.69 0.33 51 31 .622 3.24 2.93 6.17
1992-93 NYK 80 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 2.34 0.53 0.28 58 22 .725 3.18 3.91 7.09
1993-94 ☆ NYK 59 54 5 0 0 0 0 0 .341 1.89 0.52 0.25 40 19 .678 1.99 3.60 5.58
1994-95 NYK 80 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 2.57 0.57 0.21 53 27 .662 2.55 3.30 5.85
1995-96 NYK 81 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2.02 0.66 0.21 47 34 .580 2.12 3.40 5.52
1996-97 NYK 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1.37 0.57 0.26 55 22 .714 2.50 3.06 5.56
1997-98 NYK 82 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1.53 0.55 0.25 43 39 .524 1.52 2.96 4.48
1998-99 GOS 50 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 .291 2.83 0.83 0.14 21 29 .420 1.45 1.44 2.89
1999-00 * All Teams 37 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2.70 0.63 0.11 10 27 .270 0.37 0.58 0.95
1999-00 * GOS 33 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 2.66 0.58 0.11 9 24 .273 0.42 0.41 0.83
1999-00 * CHI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 3.67 1.67 0.15 1 3 .250 -0.03 0.15 0.12
2000-01 UTH 75 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1.89 0.78 0.16 49 26 .653 0.66 1.27 1.92
2001-02 UTH 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 1.35 0.63 0.13 34 32 .515 -0.56 0.42 -0.14
CAREER   866 420 16 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2.01 0.62 0.23 511 355 .590 19.58 27.61 47.19

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1988-89 GOS 36 0 .494 .448 4.85 8.25 6.56 11.10 20.87 3.27 0.54 22.54 144.65 -6.26 1.17 90.9 106.6 10.28
1990-91 NYK 61 10 .511 .472 2.93 9.48 6.27 25.95 13.96 2.56 0.87 19.70 148.17 5.46 1.14 106.6 107.1 14.25
1991-92 NYK 82 0 .550 .501 2.46 7.81 5.17 20.27 12.66 2.52 0.55 24.54 157.53 1.67 1.26 110.9 105.7 16.30
1992-93 NYK 80 51 .519 .473 2.50 6.53 4.57 27.31 11.40 1.87 0.33 26.57 154.38 3.98 1.17 108.3 104.0 16.33
1993-94 ☆ NYK 59 54 .516 .477 2.06 8.04 5.09 29.02 14.49 2.39 0.21 26.98 150.90 2.39 1.15 104.4 101.0 15.83
1994-95 NYK 80 78 .526 .497 1.52 7.72 4.72 25.10 12.10 1.79 0.11 22.34 148.65 4.27 1.15 107.4 107.4 13.73
1995-96 NYK 81 71 .555 .528 1.52 9.51 5.63 20.88 14.46 2.20 0.34 20.27 155.72 2.19 1.21 106.7 105.5 14.17
1996-97 NYK 77 1 .555 .519 2.21 9.50 6.01 19.45 14.20 2.32 0.43 25.07 156.85 -0.65 1.24 106.7 102.9 15.82
1997-98 NYK 82 10 .504 .461 2.62 10.04 6.31 18.14 11.98 1.93 0.18 25.59 150.67 0.14 1.12 101.3 102.4 14.27
1998-99 GOS 50 50 .447 .423 2.05 8.44 5.17 25.17 9.71 2.21 0.22 22.53 139.95 4.37 0.95 100.3 103.6 13.96
1999-00 * All Teams 37 30 .453 .429 0.85 8.48 4.48 25.47 10.55 1.80 0.23 22.75 156.70 4.45 0.95 98.0 108.5 12.35
1999-00 * GOS 33 30 .456 .433 0.91 8.07 4.32 25.04 10.74 1.68 0.19 22.70 155.91 4.35 0.95 98.5 109.4 12.31
1999-00 * CHI 4 0 .414 .368 - 14.11 6.65 27.92 7.65 3.44 0.97 22.26 162.35 5.70 0.88 92.6 97.7 13.43
2000-01 UTH 75 64 .476 .445 1.73 7.16 4.50 13.56 11.34 1.85 0.38 18.00 155.14 1.18 1.02 97.6 106.5 9.34
2001-02 UTH 66 1 .442 .415 1.91 6.89 4.38 12.56 13.68 1.87 - 18.32 147.79 -0.57 0.94 90.4 109.2 6.02
CAREER   866 420 .513 .476 2.07 8.26 5.21 21.73 12.67 2.11 0.32 22.95 152.18 2.26 1.13 104.3 105.5 13.92

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Jun 28, 1988 - John Starks went undrafted in the 1988 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA.
Sep 29, 1988 - John Starks signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Jul 1, 1989 - John Starks, previously with the Golden State Warriors, became a free agent.
Jul 2, 1989 - The Golden State Warriors renounced their free-agent exception rights to John Starks.
Oct 1, 1990 - John Starks signed a contract with the New York Knicks.
Jun 30, 1991 - The New York Knicks tendered a Qualifying Offer to make John Starks a Restricted FA.
Jul 1, 1991 - John Starks, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Aug 1, 1991 - John Starks signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Oct 1, 1992 - John Starks signed a veteran extension with the New York Knicks.
Nov 8, 1994 - John Starks signed a veteran extension with the New York Knicks.
Jan 21, 1999 - John Starks was acquired by the Golden State Warriors, along with Terry Cummings and Chris Mills, from the New York Knicks in exchange for Latrell Sprewell.
Feb 16, 2000 - John Starks was acquired by the Chicago Bulls, along with Bruce Bowen and a conditional 2000 1st round pick (WAS own), from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Toni Kukoc.
Mar 21, 2000 - The Chicago Bulls placed the contract of John Starks on waivers.
Mar 23, 2000 - John Starks, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Aug 4, 2000 - John Starks signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz.
Jul 1, 2002 - John Starks, previously with the Utah Jazz, became a free agent.
Nov 1, 2002 - John Starks retired from professional basketball.
Aug 5, 2003 - The Utah Jazz renounced their free-agent exception rights to John Starks.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1993
Sixth Man Of The Year - 1997

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1990-91 NYK 3 0 9.3 0.67 1.67 .400 0.00 0.00 .000 0.67 0.67 1.000 0.33 0.67 1.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 2.00 2.00
1991-92 NYK 12 0 24.6 3.83 10.25 .374 0.92 3.83 .239 3.50 4.33 .808 0.58 1.92 2.50 3.17 1.42 0.00 3.75 1.83 12.08
1992-93 NYK 15 15 38.3 5.87 13.33 .440 1.87 5.00 .373 2.87 4.00 .717 0.27 3.20 3.47 6.40 1.00 0.20 3.80 3.67 16.47
1993-94 NYK 25 18 33.6 4.40 11.72 .375 1.88 5.28 .356 3.88 5.04 .770 0.36 1.96 2.32 4.56 1.40 0.08 3.44 2.28 14.56
1994-95 NYK 11 11 34.5 5.27 11.73 .450 2.73 6.64 .411 2.36 3.82 .619 0.18 2.09 2.27 5.09 1.18 0.09 3.64 2.36 15.64
1995-96 NYK 8 8 39.2 4.88 10.88 .448 2.62 5.62 .467 3.62 4.88 .744 0.38 3.25 3.62 4.12 1.62 0.12 3.25 3.12 16.00
1996-97 NYK 9 1 28.1 4.89 11.00 .444 1.44 4.56 .317 2.78 3.44 .806 0.78 2.67 3.44 2.78 1.11 0.00 2.78 2.22 14.00
1997-98 NYK 10 2 31.4 5.90 12.50 .472 2.50 5.90 .424 2.10 2.40 .875 0.40 3.60 4.00 2.30 1.60 0.10 3.50 1.10 16.40
2000-01 UTH 3 0 12.0 1.33 4.00 .333 0.33 1.33 .250 0.67 0.67 1.000 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.33 0.33 0.33 1.67 0.67 3.67
CAREER   96 55 31.6 4.69 11.18 .419 1.83 4.95 .371 2.99 3.94 .759 0.39 2.44 2.82 4.08 1.25 0.09 3.36 2.33 14.20

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1990-91 NYK 3 0 28 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 6 0 0 4 6 6
1991-92 NYK 12 0 295 46 123 .374 11 46 .239 42 52 .808 7 23 30 38 17 0 45 22 145
1992-93 NYK 15 15 575 88 200 .440 28 75 .373 43 60 .717 4 48 52 96 15 3 57 55 247
1993-94 NYK 25 18 840 110 293 .375 47 132 .356 97 126 .770 9 49 58 114 35 2 86 57 364
1994-95 NYK 11 11 380 58 129 .450 30 73 .411 26 42 .619 2 23 25 56 13 1 40 26 172
1995-96 NYK 8 8 314 39 87 .448 21 45 .467 29 39 .744 3 26 29 33 13 1 26 25 128
1996-97 NYK 9 1 253 44 99 .444 13 41 .317 25 31 .806 7 24 31 25 10 0 25 20 126
1997-98 NYK 10 2 314 59 125 .472 25 59 .424 21 24 .875 4 36 40 23 16 1 35 11 164
2000-01 UTH 3 0 36 4 12 .333 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 1 1 1 5 2 11
CAREER   96 55 3035 450 1073 .419 176 475 .371 287 378 .759 37 234 271 392 120 9 323 224 1363

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1990-91 NYK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 1.00 0.00 0.40 0 3 .000 -0.12 - -0.12
1991-92 NYK 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1.73 0.77 0.42 6 6 .500 0.12 0.59 0.72
1992-93 NYK 15 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 .322 1.75 0.27 0.30 9 6 .600 0.32 0.49 0.81
1993-94 NYK 25 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2.00 0.61 0.43 14 11 .560 1.19 1.17 2.36
1994-95 NYK 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2.15 0.50 0.33 6 5 .545 0.47 0.63 1.10
1995-96 NYK 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1.32 0.52 0.45 4 4 .500 0.39 0.43 0.82
1996-97 NYK 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1.25 0.50 0.31 6 3 .667 0.21 0.43 0.64
1997-98 NYK 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2.09 1.45 0.19 4 6 .400 0.94 0.46 1.40
2000-01 UTH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 0.50 0.50 0.17 1 2 .333 -0.05 0.01 -0.05
CAREER   96 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1.75 0.54 0.35 50 46 .521 3.62 3.82 7.44

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1990-91 NYK 3 0 .510 .400 4.51 8.94 6.74 35.58 50.51 - - 19.46 140.00 -7.62 1.20 71.1 120.5 0.38
1991-92 NYK 12 0 .497 .419 2.87 9.62 6.21 23.50 13.10 3.28 - 26.65 142.08 1.30 1.18 105.7 104.3 14.48
1992-93 NYK 15 15 .545 .510 0.84 10.00 5.45 26.99 19.55 1.39 0.37 22.11 153.00 1.68 1.24 104.0 110.7 13.20
1993-94 NYK 25 18 .522 .456 1.25 7.17 4.13 25.04 14.06 2.31 0.19 22.54 150.13 2.48 1.24 107.3 103.8 14.76
1994-95 NYK 11 11 .583 .566 0.73 7.81 4.41 27.40 14.99 1.91 0.23 22.63 147.96 3.22 1.33 111.5 106.4 15.81
1995-96 NYK 8 8 .614 .569 1.29 9.31 5.67 19.68 19.36 2.41 0.25 20.37 165.85 -1.03 1.47 108.3 105.3 16.27
1996-97 NYK 9 1 .559 .510 3.46 11.26 7.47 18.49 15.08 2.17 - 25.71 156.80 -1.37 1.27 104.9 103.1 16.68
1997-98 NYK 10 2 .605 .572 1.58 14.67 8.02 15.39 7.51 2.85 0.29 22.71 177.07 1.45 1.31 120.0 103.5 21.37
2000-01 UTH 3 0 .427 .375 - 10.43 4.82 5.13 13.44 1.56 2.58 19.64 158.33 -3.98 0.92 81.2 109.7 5.82
CAREER   96 55 .550 .501 1.50 9.43 5.48 23.60 15.31 2.19 0.23 22.85 154.92 1.32 1.27 107.3 106.1 15.33

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1994
Slam Dunk Contest Participant - 1992

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1994 East 1 0 20 4 9 .444 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 2 9
TOTAL   1 0 20 4 9 .444 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 2 9
AVERAGES   1 0 20.0 4.00 9.00 .444 1.00 3.00 .333 0.00 0.00 .000 1.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 9.00

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NBA Training Camp Experience

1996 NBA Training Camp - New York Knicks
1997 NBA Training Camp - New York Knicks
1998 NBA Training Camp - Golden State Warriors
1999 NBA Training Camp - Golden State Warriors
2000 NBA Training Camp - Utah Jazz
2001 NBA Training Camp - Utah Jazz

NCAA

College: Oklahoma State (1988)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1984-85 Northern Oklahoma Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1985-86 Rogers State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1986-87 Oklahoma City CC Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1987-88 Oklahoma State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -