John Starks vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams and John Starks that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Starks 0 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons John Starks 13 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played John Starks 9 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games John Starks 1 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Starks 1 Art Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Starks 12.5 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 2.5 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game John Starks 3.6 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.1 Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.1 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Starks 10,829 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds John Starks 2,129 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists John Starks 3,085 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals John Starks 951 Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks John Starks 106 Art Williams 3 *

Total Games John Starks 866 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Starks .412 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage John Starks .340 Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Starks .769 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Starks 19.0 (1994) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 3.3 (1999) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Starks 5.9 (1994) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.6 (1994) Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.3 (1991) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Starks 14.2 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 2.8 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game John Starks 4.1 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.3 Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.1 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Starks 1,363 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds John Starks 271 Art Williams 95

Total Assists John Starks 393 Art Williams 135

Total Steals John Starks 120 Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks John Starks 9 Art Williams 0 *

Total Games John Starks 96 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Starks .421 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage John Starks .371 Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Starks .759 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Starks 16.5 (1993) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 4.0 (1998) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Starks 6.4 (1993) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.6 (1996) Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.3 (2001) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.