Tyus Jones vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Tyus Jones, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Tyus Jones played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than John Starks, who played 13. Tyus Jones had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Tyus Jones	9	4	2015-16 to 2023-24
John Starks	13	9	1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2015-16	1988-89
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	37	15.5	4.2	0.2	1.1	1.3	2.9	0.8	0.1	0.9	0.9	1.5	4.2	.359	0.4	1.4	.302	0.8	1.1	.718
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Starks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: John Starks didn't play in 1989-90.


Season 2
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2016-17	1990-91
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	60	12.9	3.5	0.2	1.0	1.1	2.6	0.8	0.1	0.6	0.8	1.3	3.0	.414	0.4	1.2	.356	0.6	0.7	.767
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 3
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2017-18	1991-92
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	82	17.9	5.1	0.2	1.4	1.6	2.8	1.2	0.1	0.7	1.3	1.8	4.0	.457	0.5	1.6	.349	0.9	1.0	.877
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		%
Tyus Jones	4	13.8	1.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.8	.286	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
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


Season 4
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2018-19	1992-93
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	68	22.9	6.9	0.3	1.6	2.0	4.8	1.2	0.1	0.7	1.1	2.7	6.6	.415	0.6	1.9	.317	0.9	1.0	.841
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 5
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2019-20	1993-94
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	65	19.0	7.4	0.1	1.4	1.6	4.4	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.7	3.0	6.6	.459	0.7	1.9	.379	0.7	0.9	.741
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 6
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2020-21	1994-95
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	70	17.5	6.3	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.7	0.9	0.1	0.7	0.4	2.5	5.9	.431	0.6	2.0	.321	0.6	0.6	.911
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		%
Tyus Jones	5	9.4	3.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.2	3.4	.353	0.2	0.8	.250	0.4	0.4	1.000
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


Season 7
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2021-22	1995-96
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	73	21.2	8.7	0.2	2.2	2.4	4.4	0.9	0.0	0.6	0.4	3.4	7.6	.451	1.1	2.8	.390	0.7	0.9	.818
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		%
Tyus Jones	12	21.8	9.2	0.3	2.9	3.3	4.5	1.2	0.2	1.1	0.7	3.3	8.3	.394	1.5	3.8	.400	1.2	1.3	.933
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


Season 8
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2022-23	1996-97
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	80	24.3	10.3	0.4	2.2	2.5	5.2	1.0	0.1	0.9	0.4	3.9	8.9	.438	1.5	4.1	.371	1.0	1.3	.800
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	6	20.0	4.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	3.7	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.8	1.8	6.0	.306	0.5	3.2	.158	0.3	0.5	.667
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


Season 9
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	2023-24	1997-98
Team	Washington Wizards	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	66	29.3	12.0	0.3	2.4	2.7	7.3	1.1	0.3	1.0	0.7	4.9	10.1	.489	1.6	3.9	.414	0.5	0.6	.800
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 10
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Starks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	-	1999-00
Team	-	Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Starks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	-	2000-01
Team	-	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 13
	Tyus Jones	John Starks
Season	-	2001-02
Team	-	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Tyus Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Starks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tyus Jones vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Tyus Jones, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13