Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Penny Hardaway and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Penny Hardaway 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.

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They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Penny Hardaway has a 11-9 winning record over John Starks. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Penny Hardaway:
1993-94 to 2007-08
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Penny Hardaway
11
11
0
John Starks
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 15.1 4.6 6.0 1.90.5
John Starks 12.1 3.1 3.80.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 33 10 12 43
John Starks 39 5 11 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 12

games
14

games
15

games
11

games
8

games
John Starks 8

games
5

games
5

games
3

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
6

games
10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1994
1. Magic 95   Penny Hardaway 17 7 5 3 0 3 3 40 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Knicks 100   John Starks 39 5 4 4 1 5 2 46 13-29 .448 3-10 .300 10-12 .833
Jan. 21, 1994
2. Magic 106   Penny Hardaway 25 7 6 4 1 2 3 45 9-19 .474 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Knicks 103   John Starks 16 2 11 1 0 1 3 36 7-21 .333 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1994
3. Magic 77   Penny Hardaway 13 4 5 2 1 2 1 36 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 4-7 .571
Knicks 95   John Starks 18 3 9 1 0 5 2 40 6-16 .375 3-7 .429 3-4 .750
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1994
4. Magic 99   Penny Hardaway 27 2 6 2 0 1 3 38 7-17 .412 0-3 .000 13-14 .929
Knicks 101   John Starks 10 2 7 3 0 4 5 28 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Dec. 02, 1994
5. Magic 125   Penny Hardaway 33 6 8 3 0 3 0 37 10-15 .667 3-5 .600 10-12 .833
Knicks 100   John Starks 12 5 7 0 0 2 4 27 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Feb. 05, 1995
6. Magic 103   Penny Hardaway 13 6 8 1 0 3 1 47 4-11 .364 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
OT Knicks 100   John Starks 21 5 7 1 0 2 4 45 7-20 .350 4-15 .267 3-5 .600
Feb. 28, 1995
7. Magic 118   Penny Hardaway 13 7 12 2 0 2 2 42 4-14 .286 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Knicks 106   John Starks 19 3 6 1 0 3 2 39 7-14 .500 5-9 .556 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1995
8. Magic 99   Penny Hardaway 9 1 3 0 0 3 1 24 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Knicks 113   John Starks 26 4 5 0 0 2 3 34 10-21 .476 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1995
9. Magic 111   Penny Hardaway 19 8 7 3 0 6 3 36 8-18 .444 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Knicks 90   John Starks 7 5 1 0 0 1 3 23 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1996
10. Magic 102   Penny Hardaway 6 3 11 2 0 3 3 41 3-15 .200 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 110   John Starks 11 2 2 0 1 3 3 27 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Mar. 31, 1996
11. Magic 98   Penny Hardaway 20 1 3 4 1 0 0 38 8-16 .500 3-6 .500 1-2 .500
Knicks 79   John Starks 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 29 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1996
12. Magic 98   Penny Hardaway 11 4 10 1 0 4 2 36 5-13 .385 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Knicks 85   John Starks 3 5 5 2 0 3 5 36 1-8 .125 1-6 .167 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 30, 1997
13. Magic 86   Penny Hardaway 21 1 4 1 1 5 1 39 8-25 .320 4-11 .364 1-2 .500
Knicks 101   John Starks 8 4 2 1 0 1 2 24 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 0-2 .000
Apr. 04, 1997
14. Magic 93   Penny Hardaway 23 5 7 2 1 0 2 44 10-21 .476 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Knicks 84   John Starks 10 2 1 2 0 2 3 26 4-16 .250 1-9 .111 1-1 1.000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1998
15. Magic 83   Penny Hardaway 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 24 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 99   John Starks 10 2 1 0 0 2 4 26 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 13, 1999
16. Magic 87   Penny Hardaway 10 10 4 0 0 1 2 39 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Warriors 74   John Starks 4 2 1 0 0 3 1 22 2-12 .167 0-6 .000 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2001
17. Suns 111   Penny Hardaway 14 6 5 0 3 4 4 42 5-17 .294 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
OT Jazz 104   John Starks 10 3 1 0 0 1 6 22 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nov. 30, 2001
18. Suns 98   Penny Hardaway 17 6 5 3 0 3 3 34 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Jazz 76   John Starks 9 3 1 2 0 4 0 23 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 2002
19. Suns 84   Penny Hardaway 8 4 5 1 1 5 4 38 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 98   John Starks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2002
20. Suns 96   Penny Hardaway 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 97   John Starks 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -