Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Salley and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Salley 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 29 times in NBA games. John Starks has a 17-12 winning record over John Salley, but John Salley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 6-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Salley
vs.
John Starks
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
29 Games played
19 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Salley
12
6
6
John Starks
17
13
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 5.7 3.7 1.2 0.21.0
John Starks 11.7 2.1 3.91.30.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 20 12 4 16
John Starks 37 4 9 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 8

games		 14

games		 7

games		 1

game		11

games
John Starks 21

games 		13

games		 20

games		 17

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 11

games		16

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   John Salley 8 7 3 0 2 2 2 28 1-4 .250 0-0 - 6-10 .600
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
%
Mar. 06, 1991
2. Pistons 99   John Salley 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 102   John Starks 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 06, 1991
3. Pistons 88   John Salley 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 17 1-5 .200 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
4. Pistons 90   John Salley 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 22 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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
5. Pistons 96   John Salley 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 10 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 103   John Starks 8 3 1 1 0 1 2 25 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1992
6. Pistons 103   John Salley 8 4 2 0 3 1 5 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Knicks 94   John Starks 2 2 2 1 0 2 5 15 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1992
7. Pistons 72   John Salley 10 5 1 1 1 0 4 21 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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
8. Pistons 75   John Salley 12 5 1 0 0 0 1 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 109   John Starks 14 0 5 5 0 2 3 21 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Apr. 26, 1992
9. Pistons 89   John Salley 12 6 4 1 3 0 5 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
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
10. Pistons 87   John Salley 20 6 4 1 2 2 5 37 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-9 .667
OT Knicks 90   John Starks 6 1 3 1 0 1 3 27 2-8 .250 2-5 .400 0-0 -
May. 01, 1992
11. Pistons 86   John Salley 6 1 1 1 3 2 4 23 2-4 .500 0-0 - 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
12. Pistons 87   John Salley 13 12 4 0 6 5 3 35 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
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
%
Dec. 19, 1992
13. Heat 87   John Salley 2 9 0 0 1 1 6 24 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 91   John Starks 10 2 5 1 1 2 2 31 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 6-11 .545
Feb. 05, 1993
14. Heat 105   John Salley 9 5 0 0 1 0 4 21 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 108   John Starks 15 1 2 1 0 1 3 34 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Feb. 07, 1993
15. Heat 82   John Salley 11 7 0 0 0 2 5 25 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Knicks 104   John Starks 12 1 7 1 0 1 3 30 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1993
16. Heat 87   John Salley 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Knicks 119   John Starks 37 3 5 1 0 2 2 30 11-17 .647 7-10 .700 8-8 1.000
Feb. 07, 1994
17. Heat 96   John Salley 2 4 2 0 2 2 4 18 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 85   John Starks 9 4 8 1 0 4 4 36 3-9 .333 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1994
18. Heat 122   John Salley 6 2 1 0 0 2 6 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 111   John Starks 2 3 7 1 0 3 6 32 1-9 .111 0-6 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1995
19. Heat 95   John Salley 13 5 3 0 0 2 5 39 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Knicks 104   John Starks 26 3 5 5 0 2 4 39 8-13 .615 5-9 .556 5-6 .833
Feb. 16, 1995
20. Heat 87   John Salley 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 96   John Starks 6 2 5 0 0 0 4 30 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 11, 1995
21. Heat 99   John Salley 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 112   John Starks 19 3 9 3 0 1 2 31 6-14 .429 5-11 .455 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1995
22. Raptors 91   John Salley 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 103   John Starks 14 4 6 0 0 0 3 40 6-14 .429 2-8 .250 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1996
23. Bulls 72   John Salley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 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
Mar. 21, 1996
24. Bulls 107   John Salley 12 8 3 0 2 2 3 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Knicks 86   John Starks 8 2 5 2 0 1 4 34 3-14 .214 1-7 .143 1-2 .500
1996 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1996
25. Bulls 91   John Salley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
26. Bulls 91   John Salley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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
27. Bulls 99   John Salley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 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
28. Bulls 94   John Salley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 08 1-1 1.000 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
May. 14, 1996
29. Bulls 94   John Salley 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 81   John Starks 10 1 0 0 0 2 3 32 3-10 .300 1-4 .250 3-5 .600
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