John Murphy vs. John Starks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Starks and John Murphy that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Murphy

vs.

John Starks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 John Starks 0

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 John Starks 13

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 John Starks 9

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 John Starks 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Murphy 0 John Starks 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 John Starks 12.5

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 2.5

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 John Starks 3.6

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 John Starks 10,829

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 2,129

Total Assists John Murphy 0 John Starks 3,085

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 951

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 106

Total Games John Murphy 20 John Starks 866

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 John Starks .412

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks .340

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 John Starks .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) John Starks 19.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 3.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) John Starks 5.9 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 1.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - John Starks 14.2

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 2.8

Assists Per Game John Murphy - John Starks 4.1

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - John Starks 1,363

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 271

Total Assists John Murphy - John Starks 393

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 120

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 9

Total Games John Murphy 0 John Starks 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - John Starks .421

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks .371

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - John Starks .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy - John Starks 16.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 4.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Murphy - John Starks 6.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 1.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** John Starks 0.3 (2001)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.