Alonzo Mourning vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Alonzo Mourning, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alonzo Mourning played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than John Starks, who played 13. Alonzo Mourning had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while John Starks had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alonzo Mourning 15 11 1992-93 to 2007-08
John Starks 13 9 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1992-931988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 78 33.9 21.0 3.4 6.9 10.3 1.0 0.3 3.5 3.0 3.7 7.3 14.3 .511 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 8.1 .781
difference:+42+25.1+16.9+3.0+6.2+9.2+0.2+0.3+3.4-1.9-2.7+5.9+10.8+.103+0.3+0.7+5.4+6.7+.127
John Starks 36 8.8 4.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.4 3.5 .408 0.3 0.7 .385 0.9 1.4 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 9 40.8 23.8 3.1 6.8 9.9 1.4 0.7 3.4 4.1 4.1 7.9 16.4 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 8.0 10.3 .774
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

Note: John Starks didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 2

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1993-941990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 60 33.6 21.5 3.0 7.2 10.2 1.4 0.5 3.1 3.3 3.5 7.1 14.1 .505 0.0 0.0 - 7.2 9.5 .762
difference:+1+14.4+13.9+2.5+5.5+8.1+1.9+0.5+2.8-2.1-1.3+4.1+7.4+.066+0.4+1.5+5.9+7.8+.010
John Starks 61 19.2 7.6 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.3 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.2 3.0 6.7 .439 0.4 1.5 .290 1.3 1.7 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning DNP------ --- ----------
John Starks 3 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.3 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 3

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1994-951991-92
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 77 38.2 21.3 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.1 3.6 7.4 14.3 .519 0.1 0.4 .324 6.4 8.4 .761
difference:+5+12.4+7.4+2.1+5.5+7.6+2.0+0.7+2.7-1.3-0.8+2.5+3.3+.070+1.0+2.9+.024+3.5+4.7+.017
John Starks 82 25.8 13.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.4 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.8 4.9 11.0 .449 1.1 3.3 .348 2.9 3.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 4 43.5 22.0 3.5 9.8 13.3 2.8 0.8 3.3 3.5 4.3 6.0 14.3 .421 1.0 2.0 .500 9.0 10.8 .837
difference:+8+18.9+9.9+2.9+7.9+10.8+0.4+0.6+3.3-1.7-0.5+2.2+4.0+.047+0.1+1.8+.261+5.5+6.5+.029
John Starks 12 24.6 12.1 0.6 1.9 2.5 3.2 1.4 0.0 1.8 3.8 3.8 10.3 .374 0.9 3.8 .239 3.5 4.3 .808

Season 4

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1995-961992-93
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 70 38.2 23.2 3.1 7.3 10.4 2.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.5 8.0 15.4 .523 0.1 0.4 .300 7.0 10.2 .685
difference:+10+7.2+5.7+2.4+5.4+7.8+2.8+0.1+2.5-1.5-0.6+1.6+0.4+.095+1.3+3.8+.021+3.7+6.1+.110
John Starks 80 31.0 17.5 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.1 1.1 0.2 2.2 2.9 6.4 15.0 .428 1.4 4.2 .321 3.3 4.1 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.7 18.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 11.7 .486 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 9.3 .714
difference:+12+7.6+1.5+0.7+1.8+2.5+5.1+0.3+0.8-1.6-0.5+0.2+1.6+.046+1.9+5.0+3.8+5.3+.003
John Starks 15 38.3 16.5 0.3 3.2 3.5 6.4 1.0 0.2 3.7 3.8 5.9 13.3 .440 1.9 5.0 .373 2.9 4.0 .717

Season 5

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1996-971993-94
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 66 35.2 19.8 2.9 7.1 9.9 1.6 0.8 2.9 3.4 4.1 7.2 13.4 .534 0.0 0.1 .111 5.5 8.6 .642
difference:+7+0.3+0.8+2.3+4.6+6.8+4.3+0.8+2.8-0.3-0.9+0.3+3.2+.114+1.9+5.6+.224+2.3+4.4+.112
John Starks 59 34.9 19.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 5.9 1.6 0.1 3.1 3.2 6.9 16.6 .420 1.9 5.7 .335 3.2 4.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 17 37.1 17.8 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.1 0.6 2.7 4.1 4.3 6.3 12.8 .491 0.2 0.5 .375 5.1 9.1 .555
difference:+8+3.5+3.2+2.2+5.6+7.9+3.5+0.8+2.6-1.8-0.9+1.9+1.2+.110+1.7+4.8+.019+1.2+4.1+.215
John Starks 25 33.6 14.6 0.4 2.0 2.3 4.6 1.4 0.1 2.3 3.4 4.4 11.6 .381 1.9 5.3 .356 3.9 5.0 .770

Season 6

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1997-981994-95
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 58 33.4 19.2 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.9 0.7 2.2 3.1 3.6 6.9 12.6 .551 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 8.0 .665
difference:+22+0.7+3.9+2.9+4.0+6.9+4.2+0.5+2.1-1.1-0.4+1.7+0.7+.156+2.7+7.6+3.2+5.1+.072
John Starks 80 34.1 15.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.1 1.2 0.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 13.3 .395 2.7 7.6 .355 2.1 2.9 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 4 34.3 19.3 2.5 6.0 8.5 1.3 0.8 2.5 2.0 4.5 7.3 14.0 .518 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 7.3 .655
difference:+7+0.2+3.7+2.3+3.9+6.2+3.9+0.4+2.4-0.4-0.9+2.0+2.3+.068+2.7+6.6+2.4+3.5+.036
John Starks 11 34.5 15.6 0.2 2.1 2.3 5.2 1.2 0.1 2.4 3.6 5.3 11.7 .450 2.7 6.6 .411 2.4 3.8 .619

Season 7

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1998-991995-96
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 46 38.1 20.1 3.6 7.4 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 3.0 3.5 7.0 13.8 .511 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 9.2 .652
difference:+35+7.3+7.5+3.2+4.9+8.1+2.3+0.6+3.8-1.1-0.7+2.4+3.4+.068+1.8+4.9+4.4+7.1+.101
John Starks 81 30.8 12.6 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.9 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.8 4.6 10.4 .443 1.8 4.9 .361 1.6 2.1 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 5 38.8 21.6 1.4 6.8 8.2 0.8 1.6 2.8 2.4 3.8 7.6 14.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.8 .653
difference:+3+0.5+5.6+1.0+3.5+4.6+3.3+2.7-0.7-0.5+2.7+3.7+.073+2.6+5.6+2.8+4.9+.091
John Starks 8 39.3 16.0 0.4 3.3 3.6 4.1 1.6 0.1 3.1 3.3 4.9 10.9 .448 2.6 5.6 .467 3.6 4.9 .744

Season 8

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 1999-001996-97
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 79 34.8 21.7 2.7 6.8 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.7 3.9 8.3 15.0 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 7.4 .711
difference:+2+8.3+7.9+2.2+4.6+6.8+1.2+0.7+3.6-0.6-1.4+3.5+3.9+.120+1.9+5.2+.369+3.0+4.5+.058
John Starks 77 26.5 13.8 0.5 2.2 2.7 2.8 1.2 0.1 2.1 2.5 4.8 11.1 .431 1.9 5.3 .369 2.2 2.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 10 37.5 21.6 3.1 6.9 10.0 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.4 4.0 7.6 15.7 .484 0.0 0.1 .000 6.4 9.6 .667
difference:+1+9.2+7.6+2.3+4.2+6.6+1.4+0.9+3.3-0.2-1.2+2.7+4.7+.040+1.4+4.5+.317+3.6+6.2+.139
John Starks 9 28.3 14.0 0.8 2.7 3.4 2.8 1.1 0.0 2.2 2.8 4.9 11.0 .444 1.4 4.6 .317 2.8 3.4 .806

Season 9

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 2000-011997-98
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 13 23.5 13.6 2.7 5.1 7.8 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 1.8 5.6 10.8 .518 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .564
difference:+69+3.2+0.7+2.1+2.9+5.0+1.8+0.7+2.3-0.5-0.7+1.1+0.7+.125+1.6+4.8+.327+0.1+1.3+.223
John Starks 82 26.7 12.9 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.5 4.5 11.5 .393 1.6 4.9 .327 2.3 2.9 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 3 30.3 11.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 4.0 8.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 6.3 .579
difference:+7+1.1+4.7+0.6+0.7+1.3+1.3+1.6+1.6-0.6-0.5+1.9+4.2+.008+2.5+5.9+1.6+3.9+.296
John Starks 10 31.4 16.4 0.4 3.6 4.0 2.3 1.6 0.1 1.1 3.5 5.9 12.5 .472 2.5 5.9 .424 2.1 2.4 .875

Season 10

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 2001-021998-99
Team Miami HeatGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 75 32.7 15.7 2.4 6.0 8.4 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.4 3.4 6.0 11.5 .516 0.0 0.0 - 3.8 5.7 .657
difference:+25+1.0+1.9+1.7+3.4+5.1+3.5+1.0+2.4-0.7-0.7+0.6+3.1+.146+1.6+5.4+2.3+3.7+.083
John Starks 50 33.7 13.8 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.7 1.4 0.1 1.7 2.7 5.4 14.6 .370 1.6 5.4 .290 1.5 2.0 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alonzo Mourning nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 10

Note: Alonzo Mourning didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 11

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 2003-041999-00
Team New Jersey NetsGolden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 12 17.9 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.7 2.8 5.9 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 2.8 .882
difference:+25+14.3+5.9+0.4+0.9+0.4+4.2+0.9+0.4-1.0-0.1+2.7+8.7+.090+1.6+4.6+1.1+1.2+.035
John Starks 37 32.2 13.9 0.3 2.5 2.7 4.9 1.1 0.1 1.8 2.8 5.5 14.6 .375 1.6 4.6 .345 1.4 1.6 .847
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alonzo Mourning nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 11

Season 12

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 2004-052000-01
Team New Jersey Nets, Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 37 19.0 7.6 1.4 3.9 5.4 0.5 0.2 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.7 5.7 .472 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.8 .582
difference:+38+9.3+1.7+1.0+2.2+3.3+1.9+0.8+1.9-0.2-0.7+0.9+3.4+.074+0.9+2.4+1.0+2.3+.220
John Starks 75 28.3 9.3 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.9 3.6 9.1 .398 0.9 2.4 .352 1.2 1.5 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 15 17.1 6.1 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.3 0.3 2.2 1.5 3.3 2.1 2.9 .705 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .558
difference:+12+5.1+2.4+1.4+2.4+3.8+1.9-0.8-1.6+0.8+1.1+.372+0.3+1.3+1.2+2.8+.442
John Starks 3 12.0 3.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.3 4.0 .333 0.3 1.3 .250 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 13

Alonzo Mourning John Starks
Season 2005-062001-02
Team Miami HeatUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 65 20.0 7.8 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.2 0.2 2.7 1.2 2.7 2.9 4.8 .597 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.4 .594
difference:+1+5.9+3.4+1.7+2.8+4.5+0.9+0.3+2.7-0.4-0.8+1.2+0.1+.229+0.4+1.4+1.5+2.8+.211
John Starks 66 14.1 4.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.9 1.7 4.7 .368 0.4 1.4 .305 0.5 0.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alonzo Mourning 21 10.8 3.8 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.2 1.8 .703 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Alonzo Mourning played 2 seasons more than John Starks in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2007 to 2008—Alonzo Mourning played in one postseason.