Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Laimbeer and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Laimbeer and John Starks played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. John Starks has a 11-7 winning record over Bill Laimbeer, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Bill Laimbeer:
1980-81 to 1993-94
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
18 Games played
13 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bill Laimbeer
7
5
2
John Starks
11
8
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Laimbeer 8.8 6.8 2.4 0.50.5
John Starks 9.2 1.6 2.71.10.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Laimbeer 24 15 6 22
John Starks 20 4 6 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Laimbeer 6

games
17

games
6

games
3

games
7

games
John Starks 10

games
0

games
6

games
7

games
3

games
Both had same stat 2

games
1

game
6

games
8

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8

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1989
1. Pistons 105   Bill Laimbeer 14 15 3 0 0 5 3 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 104   John Starks 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1991
2. Pistons 88   Bill Laimbeer 5 7 3 0 1 1 1 34 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 116   John Starks 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 05 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1991
3. Pistons 99   Bill Laimbeer 8 10 4 0 0 2 4 35 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 102   John Starks 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 06, 1991
4. Pistons 88   Bill Laimbeer 6 9 1 1 2 1 5 24 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 101   John Starks 14 1 6 1 1 3 3 39 6-9 .667 2-4 .500 0-1 .000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1991
5. Pistons 90   Bill Laimbeer 6 7 1 0 0 2 3 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 99   John Starks 20 1 1 2 1 0 0 21 8-10 .800 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000
Nov. 30, 1991
6. Pistons 96   Bill Laimbeer 13 6 4 0 1 1 1 33 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 103   John Starks 8 3 1 1 0 1 2 25 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1992
7. Pistons 103   Bill Laimbeer 24 5 5 1 0 4 3 40 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 94   John Starks 2 2 2 1 0 2 5 15 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1992
8. Pistons 72   Bill Laimbeer 2 4 0 2 2 2 1 27 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 61   John Starks 2 2 3 1 0 0 4 29 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1992 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1992
9. Pistons 75   Bill Laimbeer 6 2 3 1 0 3 4 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 109   John Starks 14 0 5 5 0 2 3 21 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Apr. 26, 1992
10. Pistons 89   Bill Laimbeer 8 12 2 0 1 1 1 37 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 88   John Starks 11 3 2 1 0 2 4 22 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 28, 1992
11. Pistons 87   Bill Laimbeer 15 9 1 2 0 1 4 39 5-13 .385 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
OT Knicks 90   John Starks 6 1 3 1 0 1 3 27 2-8 .250 2-5 .400 0-0 -
May. 01, 1992
12. Pistons 86   Bill Laimbeer 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 25 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 82   John Starks 8 3 4 0 0 3 5 31 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 4-6 .667
May. 03, 1992
13. Pistons 87   Bill Laimbeer 8 5 1 1 0 0 6 24 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 94   John Starks 10 1 1 0 0 0 4 22 3-13 .231 2-6 .333 2-4 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1992
14. Pistons 92   Bill Laimbeer 8 5 1 1 0 2 4 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 76   John Starks 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 25 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1992
15. Pistons 88   Bill Laimbeer 10 4 3 0 0 2 3 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 95   John Starks 13 4 2 2 2 2 2 24 4-11 .364 3-5 .600 2-3 .667
Feb. 26, 1993
16. Pistons 108   Bill Laimbeer 7 7 3 0 1 2 2 25 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Knicks 80   John Starks 7 2 3 0 0 2 2 28 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 1-3 .333
Apr. 17, 1993
17. Pistons 85   Bill Laimbeer 7 6 2 0 1 1 1 28 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Knicks 95   John Starks 18 1 5 0 0 4 5 35 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1993
18. Pistons 85   Bill Laimbeer 8 5 6 0 0 3 3 28 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 112   John Starks 17 1 6 2 0 1 4 22 5-13 .385 2-5 .400 5-6 .833