Bogdan Bogdanovic vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Bogdan Bogdanovic, 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

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.

Bogdan Bogdanovic played 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than John Starks, who played 13. Bogdan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Bogdan Bogdanovic 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25
John Starks 13 9 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2017-181988-89
Team Sacramento KingsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 78 27.9 11.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.4 9.9 .446 1.7 4.2 .392 1.3 1.5 .840
difference:+42+19.1+7.7+1.8+1.8+2.5+0.3+0.1-0.5-1.2+3.0+6.4+.038+1.4+3.5+.007+0.4+0.1+.186
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
* Neiher Bogdan Bogdanovic nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 1

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

Season 2

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 70 27.8 14.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 5.2 12.3 .418 1.9 5.3 .360 1.9 2.3 .827
difference:+9+8.6+6.5+0.1+1.2+1.4+0.5+0.1-0.5-0.2+2.2+5.6+.021+1.5+3.8+.070+0.6+0.6+.075
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 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

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 61 29.0 15.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.5 12.6 .440 2.7 7.2 .372 1.4 1.9 .741
difference:+21+3.2+1.2+0.1+1.2+1.1+0.3-0.1-0.6+0.6+1.6+.009+1.6+3.9+.024+1.5+1.8+.037
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
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

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 44 29.7 16.4 0.5 3.2 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 6.1 12.8 .473 3.3 7.6 .438 0.9 1.0 .909
difference:+36+1.3+1.1+0.2+1.3+1.0+1.8+0.1-1.0-0.6+0.3+2.2+.045+1.9+3.4+.117+2.4+3.1+.114
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 33.2 14.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.4 13.8 .390 2.6 7.9 .329 0.7 0.9 .706
difference:+3+5.1+2.4+0.3+0.4+0.7+3.5+0.6+0.1-2.2-1.0+0.5+0.5+.050+0.7+2.9+.044+2.2+3.1+.011
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

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 63 29.3 15.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.1 5.4 12.6 .431 2.7 7.3 .368 1.5 1.8 .843
difference:+4+5.6+3.9+0.1+1.0+0.9+2.8+0.5+0.1-2.0-1.1+1.5+4.0+.011+0.8+1.6+.033+1.7+2.4+.089
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 4 26.8 14.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 5.0 12.3 .408 2.3 6.5 .346 2.0 2.5 .800
difference:+21+6.8+0.3+0.6+1.8+2.5+1.6+1.1+0.2-1.3-0.4+0.6+0.7+.027+0.4+1.2+.010+1.9+2.5+.030
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

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 27.9 14.0 0.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 5.1 11.3 .447 2.7 6.7 .406 1.2 1.4 .831
difference:+26+6.2+1.3+0.3+0.4+2.3+0.4+0.2-0.8-1.6+0.1+2.0+.052+0.9+.051+0.9+1.5+.094
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 6 26.2 13.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 5.0 9.0 .556 2.5 5.5 .455 0.8 1.2 .714
difference:+5+8.3+2.3+0.1+0.6+0.7+2.7+0.2+0.7-1.9-0.9+0.3+2.7+.106+0.2+1.1+.044+1.6+2.6+.095
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

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2023-241995-96
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 79 30.4 16.9 0.7 2.8 3.4 3.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.3 6.0 13.9 .428 3.0 8.1 .374 1.9 2.1 .921
difference:+2+0.4+4.3+0.3+0.3+0.5+0.8+0.1+0.2-0.5-0.5+1.4+3.5+.015+1.2+3.2+.013+0.3+.168
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------
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

Bogdan Bogdanovic John Starks
Season 2024-251996-97
Team Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles ClippersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 25.0 10.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.4 3.9 9.1 .427 1.9 5.4 .363 1.1 1.2 .879
difference:+23+1.5+3.0+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.1+0.4+0.1-0.7-0.1+0.9+2.0+.004+0.1+.006+1.1+1.7+.110
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%
Bogdan Bogdanovic 7 16.7 6.4 0.7 2.1 2.9 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.6 3.6 2.3 6.3 .364 1.0 3.4 .292 0.9 1.0 .857
difference:+2+11.6+7.6+0.1+0.6+0.5+0.7+0.7-0.6-0.8+2.6+4.7+.080+0.4+1.2+.025+1.9+2.4+.051
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

Additional Years

* John Starks played 5 seasons more than Bogdan Bogdanovic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 13, from 1998 to 2002—John Starks played in two Playoffs.