Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Perkins and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Perkins 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 19 times in NBA games. Sam Perkins has a 11-8 winning record over John Starks. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Sam Perkins:
1984-85 to 2000-01
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Perkins
11
11
0
John Starks
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Perkins 10.2 4.7 1.6 0.80.5
John Starks 13.1 2.2 3.81.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Perkins 21 11 6 32
John Starks 30 5 9 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Perkins 8

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12

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3

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6

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8

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John Starks 11

games
4

games
13

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10

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

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3

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3

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11

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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. 11, 1989
1. Mavericks 106   Sam Perkins 8 7 1 0 0 2 1 29 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Warriors 107   John Starks 5 1 0 1 0 2 1 05 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1989
2. Mavericks 92   Sam Perkins 10 10 0 1 1 2 1 34 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 127   John Starks 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 05 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1990
3. Lakers 100   Sam Perkins 13 6 2 2 1 0 4 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Knicks 97   John Starks 9 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1992
4. Lakers 81   Sam Perkins 7 9 6 3 1 3 2 37 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Knicks 68   John Starks 11 3 3 2 0 3 2 29 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 1992
5. Lakers 106   Sam Perkins 21 11 1 1 1 1 5 38 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Knicks 104   John Starks 15 3 4 0 0 3 1 25 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1994
6. Supersonics 92   Sam Perkins 17 1 3 0 1 0 2 31 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Knicks 106   John Starks 14 2 8 3 0 2 3 35 5-16 .313 2-7 .286 2-6 .333
Feb. 22, 1994
7. Supersonics 93   Sam Perkins 17 5 0 1 0 0 4 31 7-16 .438 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Knicks 82   John Starks 30 0 4 4 0 4 3 43 11-27 .407 2-9 .222 6-7 .857
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1995
8. Supersonics 96   Sam Perkins 9 5 1 0 0 0 4 29 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Knicks 84   John Starks 16 0 8 4 0 1 5 45 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Mar. 26, 1995
9. Supersonics 93   Sam Perkins 16 5 4 0 0 0 2 28 7-13 .538 2-6 .333 0-1 .000
Knicks 82   John Starks 10 4 5 1 0 1 2 40 2-16 .125 2-14 .143 4-4 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1996
10. Supersonics 97   Sam Perkins 16 5 0 0 2 0 3 46 5-16 .313 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
OT Knicks 100   John Starks 17 5 3 1 0 1 4 34 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
Apr. 08, 1996
11. Supersonics 108   Sam Perkins 8 2 1 1 0 1 2 26 3-8 .375 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Knicks 98   John Starks 13 0 4 2 0 3 3 31 5-12 .417 3-8 .375 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1996
12. Supersonics 102   Sam Perkins 15 3 2 0 0 1 1 23 6-8 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Knicks 92   John Starks 13 2 3 0 0 4 2 28 4-9 .444 4-6 .667 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 1997
13. Supersonics 84   Sam Perkins 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Knicks 64   John Starks 8 1 1 2 0 1 3 11 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1998
14. Supersonics 91   Sam Perkins 10 1 2 0 0 2 3 27 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Knicks 92   John Starks 15 1 5 0 0 1 1 29 5-15 .333 3-9 .333 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 1998
15. Supersonics 104   Sam Perkins 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Knicks 78   John Starks 10 4 2 1 0 1 2 28 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1999
16. Pacers 83   Sam Perkins 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 102   John Starks 17 4 9 2 0 2 3 40 7-12 .583 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 2000
17. Pacers 100   Sam Perkins 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 19 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 83   John Starks 11 4 3 3 0 0 3 30 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 2000
18. Pacers 101   Sam Perkins 4 5 1 2 1 0 2 23 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 109   John Starks 19 5 4 1 0 0 4 39 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 2001
19. Pacers 99   Sam Perkins 7 4 1 1 0 0 4 28 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jazz 103   John Starks 12 3 6 0 0 0 4 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000