Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Edwards and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Edwards 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 13 times in NBA games. John Starks has an 8-5 winning record over James Edwards, but James Edwards won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

James Edwards

vs.

John Starks


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02

13 Games played

9 in Regular Season

4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
James Edwards	5	2	3
John Starks	8	7	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Edwards	4.7	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.1
John Starks	12.7	2.7	4.5	0.9	0.1

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Edwards	27	4	2	1	1
John Starks	30	7	14	4	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
James Edwards	3 games	3 games	2 games	1 game	1 game
John Starks	10 games	9 games	10 games	5 games	1 game
Both had same stat	0 games	1 game	1 game	7 games	11 games

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	James Edwards	2	2	1	0	0	0	4	14	1-6	.167	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	James Edwards	10	4	2	0	1	4	4	31	5-8	.625	0-0	-	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	James Edwards	27	3	2	0	0	2	5	30	13-16	.813	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Knicks	102	John Starks	4	2	1	1	1	0	3	12	1-2	.500	0-0	-	2-4	.500


1991-92 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 25, 1992
4.	Clippers	93	James Edwards	10	2	1	1	0	0	4	22	3-9	.333	0-0	-	4-6	.667
	Knicks	100	John Starks	13	2	11	1	0	1	0	29	3-10	.300	0-1	.000	7-10	.700


1992-93 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 26, 1993
5.	Lakers	95	James Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	07	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	105	John Starks	18	7	14	0	0	4	2	48	4-15	.267	0-7	.000	10-11	.909


1993-94 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 07, 1993
6.	Lakers	78	James Edwards	6	1	1	0	0	2	2	12	2-3	.667	0-0	-	2-5	.400
	Knicks	92	John Starks	15	3	4	0	0	4	4	27	5-16	.313	2-4	.500	3-3	1.000


1994-95 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 18, 1994
7.	Trail Blazers	111	James Edwards	0	3	0	1	0	1	3	13	0-5	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	87	John Starks	10	4	2	0	0	1	2	29	3-12	.250	1-7	.143	3-4	.750
	Jan. 24, 1995
8.	Trail Blazers	99	James Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	04	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	105	John Starks	26	2	4	1	0	2	3	42	8-18	.444	6-11	.545	4-4	1.000


1995-96 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 10, 1996
9.	Bulls	72	James Edwards	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	09	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	104	John Starks	12	2	5	0	0	1	5	26	4-11	.364	2-5	.400	2-2	1.000


1996 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 05, 1996
10.	Bulls	91	James Edwards	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	07	0-0	-	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Knicks	84	John Starks	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	39	0-9	.000	0-5	.000	4-4	1.000
	May. 07, 1996
11.	Bulls	91	James Edwards	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	05	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	80	John Starks	12	3	4	4	0	3	4	32	2-5	.400	0-1	.000	8-8	1.000
	May. 11, 1996
12.	Bulls	99	James Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
OT	Knicks	102	John Starks	30	4	6	3	0	3	5	43	11-18	.611	5-8	.625	3-5	.600
	May. 12, 1996
13.	Bulls	94	James Edwards	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	04	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Knicks	91	John Starks	13	3	3	2	0	5	3	39	4-11	.364	1-5	.200	4-5	.800