Red Kerr vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Red Kerr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Red Kerr played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than John Starks, who played 13. Red Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1954-55, while John Starks had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Red Kerr |
12 |
12 |
1954-55 to 1965-66 |
John Starks |
13 |
9 |
1988-89 to 2001-02 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
21.2 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
4.2 |
10.0 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.682 |
John Starks |
36 |
8.8 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.408 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.385 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
11 |
33.0 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
10.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.4 |
13.7 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.5 |
.557 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Starks didn't play in 1989-90.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
29.4 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.4 |
.655 |
John Starks |
61 |
19.2 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
.439 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.290 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.752 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
8 |
26.6 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.6 |
9.6 |
.481 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.455 |
John Starks |
3 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
30.4 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
11.2 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.6 |
11.5 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.719 |
John Starks |
82 |
25.8 |
13.9 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.449 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.348 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
32.4 |
15.2 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
5.6 |
13.0 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.8 |
.690 |
John Starks |
12 |
24.6 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
.374 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
.239 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.808 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
33.1 |
15.2 |
- |
- |
13.4 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.7 |
14.2 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.9 |
.664 |
John Starks |
80 |
31.0 |
17.5 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
15.0 |
.428 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
.321 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
3 |
38.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
20.3 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
6.0 |
18.3 |
.327 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.778 |
John Starks |
15 |
38.3 |
16.5 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.3 |
.440 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.373 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.717 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
72 |
37.1 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
14.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.441 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.766 |
John Starks |
59 |
34.9 |
19.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
16.6 |
.420 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.335 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.754 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
9 |
34.7 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
5.6 |
15.8 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.909 |
John Starks |
25 |
33.6 |
14.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
11.6 |
.381 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.356 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.770 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
75 |
31.6 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
12.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.8 |
14.8 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.752 |
John Starks |
80 |
34.1 |
15.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
13.3 |
.395 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
.355 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
3 |
34.7 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.0 |
17.0 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.0 |
.917 |
John Starks |
11 |
34.5 |
15.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
11.7 |
.450 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.411 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.619 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
79 |
33.9 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.3 |
13.4 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.729 |
John Starks |
81 |
30.8 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
10.4 |
.443 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.361 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.753 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
8 |
26.3 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
12.4 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.8 |
11.0 |
.341 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.696 |
John Starks |
8 |
39.3 |
16.0 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.448 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.467 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.744 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
34.6 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
14.7 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.8 |
15.3 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.735 |
John Starks |
77 |
26.5 |
13.8 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
11.1 |
.431 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.369 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.769 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
38.6 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
16.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.2 |
21.8 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
John Starks |
9 |
28.3 |
14.0 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.444 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
.317 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
32.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.3 |
13.4 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.753 |
John Starks |
82 |
26.7 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
.393 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.327 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
37.4 |
13.6 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
5.2 |
12.0 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
John Starks |
10 |
31.4 |
16.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
12.5 |
.472 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.424 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
36.7 |
16.8 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
6.7 |
15.6 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.751 |
John Starks |
50 |
33.7 |
13.8 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
14.6 |
.370 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
.290 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
5 |
37.0 |
19.0 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
8.0 |
16.6 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
80 |
22.6 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.696 |
John Starks |
37 |
32.2 |
13.9 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
14.6 |
.375 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.345 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
11 |
16.5 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.358 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.714 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
71 |
24.9 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
4.0 |
9.7 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.768 |
John Starks |
75 |
28.3 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
9.1 |
.398 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.352 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
3 |
16.3 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
.182 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
John Starks |
3 |
12.0 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.333 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
66 |
14.1 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.368 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.305 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Red Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |