John Starks vs. James Young Comparison

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

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Starks 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons John Starks 13 James Young 4

Playoffs Played John Starks 9 James Young 2

All-Star Games John Starks 1 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Starks 12.5 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 2.5 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game John Starks 3.6 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.1 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.1 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Starks 10,829 James Young 219

Total Rebounds John Starks 2,129 James Young 96

Total Assists John Starks 3,085 James Young 28

Total Steals John Starks 951 James Young 24

Total Blocks John Starks 106 James Young 5

Total Games John Starks 866 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Starks .412 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage John Starks .340 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage John Starks .769 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Starks 19.0 (1994) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 3.3 (1999) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game John Starks 5.9 (1994) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.6 (1994) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.3 (1991) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Starks 14.2 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 2.8 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game John Starks 4.1 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.3 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.1 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Starks 1,363 James Young 17

Total Rebounds John Starks 271 James Young 7

Total Assists John Starks 393 James Young 3

Total Steals John Starks 120 James Young 0

Total Blocks John Starks 9 James Young 0

Total Games John Starks 96 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Starks .421 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage John Starks .371 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage John Starks .759 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Starks 16.5 (1993) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 4.0 (1998) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Starks 6.4 (1993) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.6 (1996) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.3 (2001) James Young 0.0 (2017)