Porter Meriwether vs. John Starks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Starks and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

John Starks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 John Starks 0

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 John Starks 13

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 John Starks 9

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 John Starks 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 John Starks 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 John Starks 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 John Starks 2.5

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 John Starks 3.6

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 1.1

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 John Starks 10,829

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 John Starks 2,129

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 John Starks 3,085

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 951

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 106

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 John Starks 866

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 John Starks .412

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks .340

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 John Starks .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) John Starks 19.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) John Starks 3.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) John Starks 5.9 (1994)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 1.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - John Starks 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - John Starks 2.8

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - John Starks 4.1

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 1.3

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - John Starks 1,363

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - John Starks 271

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - John Starks 393

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 120

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 9

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 John Starks 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - John Starks .421

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks .371

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - John Starks .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - John Starks 16.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - John Starks 4.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - John Starks 6.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 1.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** John Starks 0.3 (2001)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.