James Phelan vs. John Starks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Starks and James Phelan 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

James Phelan

vs.

John Starks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Phelan: 1953-54 to 1953-54
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Phelan 0 John Starks 0

NBA Seasons James Phelan 1 John Starks 13

Playoffs Played James Phelan 0 John Starks 9

All-Star Games James Phelan 0 John Starks 1

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Phelan 0.8 John Starks 12.5

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan 1.3 John Starks 2.5

Assists Per Game James Phelan 0.5 John Starks 3.6

Steals Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Phelan 3 John Starks 10,829

Total Rebounds James Phelan 5 John Starks 2,129

Total Assists James Phelan 2 John Starks 3,085

Total Steals James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 951

Total Blocks James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 106

Total Games James Phelan 4 John Starks 866

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Phelan .000 John Starks .412

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

Free Throw Percentage James Phelan .500 John Starks .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Phelan 0.8 (1954) John Starks 19.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan 1.3 (1954) John Starks 3.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game James Phelan 0.5 (1954) John Starks 5.9 (1994)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Phelan - John Starks 14.2

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan - John Starks 2.8

Assists Per Game James Phelan - John Starks 4.1

Steals Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Phelan - John Starks 1,363

Total Rebounds James Phelan - John Starks 271

Total Assists James Phelan - John Starks 393

Total Steals James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 120

Total Blocks James Phelan - n/a ** John Starks 9

Total Games James Phelan 0 John Starks 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Phelan - John Starks .421

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

Free Throw Percentage James Phelan - John Starks .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Phelan - John Starks 16.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan - John Starks 4.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Phelan - John Starks 6.4 (1993)

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

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - 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.