Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Nance and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Nance 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 12 times in NBA games. Larry Nance has a 7-5 winning record over John Starks. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Nance:
1981-82 to 1993-94
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Nance
7
7
0
John Starks
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 13.9 7.1 1.8 0.52.8
John Starks 14.4 2.8 4.41.00.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 22 13 5 17
John Starks 32 6 11 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Nance 6

games
10

games
2

games
2

games
11

games
John Starks 6

games
1

game
7

games
5

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
3

games
5

games
1

game

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. 23, 1989
1. Cavaliers 142   Larry Nance 22 10 3 0 3 2 1 25 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 109   John Starks 14 4 2 2 0 4 2 21 5-9 .556 4-5 .800 0-2 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1991
2. Cavaliers 97   Larry Nance 7 6 2 0 1 1 2 39 2-11 .182 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 102   John Starks 13 5 6 0 0 1 5 25 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1991
3. Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 22 8 5 1 5 3 3 41 7-11 .636 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Knicks 84   John Starks 12 3 5 2 0 1 4 39 5-19 .263 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1992
4. Cavaliers 110   Larry Nance 12 6 2 1 4 0 2 36 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Knicks 103   John Starks 18 3 1 1 0 4 6 30 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Jan. 18, 1992
5. Cavaliers 108   Larry Nance 10 6 1 0 2 0 1 26 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 106   John Starks 4 2 5 0 0 1 2 17 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 20, 1992
6. Cavaliers 92   Larry Nance 14 7 0 0 7 0 2 39 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 89   John Starks 7 2 4 2 0 2 3 29 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 05, 1992
7. Cavaliers 97   Larry Nance 11 4 2 1 3 0 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Knicks 93   John Starks 21 0 2 0 0 1 2 23 8-15 .533 4-8 .500 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1992
8. Cavaliers 100   Larry Nance 16 13 0 1 2 1 3 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Knicks 90   John Starks 11 2 3 0 0 2 3 26 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 05, 1993
9. Cavaliers 91   Larry Nance 11 7 0 0 3 2 5 38 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Knicks 95   John Starks 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1993
10. Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 13 3 0 1 0 0 5 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Knicks 115   John Starks 19 5 7 3 0 4 2 33 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 01, 1993
11. Cavaliers 83   Larry Nance 12 9 2 1 2 2 2 32 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 91   John Starks 22 1 11 1 0 3 2 41 8-20 .400 3-6 .500 3-5 .600
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1994
12. Cavaliers 95   Larry Nance 17 6 5 0 1 2 3 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Knicks 102   John Starks 32 6 7 1 0 3 1 39 13-15 .867 3-3 1.000 3-4 .750