Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joe Smith and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joe Smith 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 16 times in NBA games. John Starks has a 11-5 winning record over Joe Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Joe Smith
5
5
0
John Starks
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Smith 11.4 6.8 0.8 0.61.2
John Starks 11.9 1.8 3.00.90.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Smith 26 15 2 25
John Starks 27 4 6 50
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joe Smith 6

games
14

games
2

games
3

games
10

games
John Starks 10

games
2

games
10

games
6

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
4

games
7

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1995
1. Warriors 97   Joe Smith 14 12 1 0 0 3 1 31 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Knicks 120   John Starks 18 2 6 2 0 0 4 26 7-10 .700 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1996
2. Warriors 94   Joe Smith 10 12 0 2 0 3 4 34 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Knicks 109   John Starks 21 3 3 1 0 0 4 25 7-15 .467 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1996
3. Warriors 100   Joe Smith 26 5 2 0 2 5 2 43 10-17 .588 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Knicks 105   John Starks 17 1 2 0 0 5 6 30 5-8 .625 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Dec. 12, 1996
4. Warriors 79   Joe Smith 12 6 1 1 1 0 2 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 90   John Starks 13 1 0 1 0 2 3 25 5-13 .385 3-9 .333 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 06, 1998
5. 76ers 80   Joe Smith 15 4 0 2 1 2 5 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Knicks 71   John Starks 3 2 2 0 0 3 5 17 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1998
6. 76ers 96   Joe Smith 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 17 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 100   John Starks 11 4 6 2 0 3 5 33 3-10 .300 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 1999
7. Timberwolves 99   Joe Smith 9 6 1 0 0 1 5 31 4-14 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Warriors 101   John Starks 13 0 6 0 0 5 0 35 4-13 .308 2-8 .250 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 1999
8. Timberwolves 89   Joe Smith 14 8 0 2 1 0 4 40 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 78   John Starks 15 3 5 5 0 2 4 35 5-18 .278 3-9 .333 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1999
9. Timberwolves 82   Joe Smith 14 15 2 0 5 1 2 38 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 89   John Starks 12 4 2 1 0 2 4 28 5-12 .417 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 30, 1999
10. Timberwolves 90   Joe Smith 8 9 1 0 1 1 4 25 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Warriors 85   John Starks 9 1 6 1 0 1 2 39 4-12 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1999
11. Timberwolves 76   Joe Smith 11 10 0 0 0 1 3 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Warriors 104   John Starks 27 2 6 0 0 1 1 35 10-20 .500 4-7 .571 3-4 .750
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2000
12. Pistons 79   Joe Smith 10 2 0 0 1 4 4 17 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jazz 94   John Starks 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 28 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 0-1 .000
Mar. 20, 2001
13. Pistons 79   Joe Smith 11 12 0 0 4 0 4 36 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jazz 84   John Starks 7 2 0 0 0 0 5 18 3-10 .300 1-4 .250 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2001
14. Timberwolves 98   Joe Smith 15 1 1 0 0 2 5 24 7-9 .778 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 87   John Starks 7 2 2 1 0 2 1 18 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 02, 2002
15. Timberwolves 116   Joe Smith 8 2 2 0 1 1 4 13 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 105   John Starks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 2002
16. Timberwolves 89   Joe Smith 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 96   John Starks 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 19 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000