John Starks vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

John Starks played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than James Worthy, who played 12. John Starks had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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.

Rookie Season
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1988-89	1982-83
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+41	+16.8	+9.3	+1.6	+2.4	+4.1	+0.9	+0.6	+0.7	-1.2	-1.9	+4.4	+6.5	+.171	+0.3	+0.6	+.135	+0.9	+1.5	+.030
James Worthy	77	25.6	13.4	2.0	3.1	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	2.3	2.9	5.8	10.0	.579	0.0	0.1	.250	1.8	2.9	.624
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Starks nor James Worthy played in the postseason in their season 1

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

Season 3
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1991-92	1984-85
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+7.9	+3.7	+1.6	+2.5	+4.1	+0.9	+0.2	+0.6	-0.7	-0.3	+2.7	+2.3	+.123	+1.1	+3.2	+.348	+0.5	+0.6	+.002
James Worthy	80	33.7	17.6	2.1	4.3	6.4	2.5	1.1	0.8	2.5	2.5	7.6	13.3	.572	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.1	.776
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+8.3	+9.4	+1.2	+1.3	+2.6	+1.0	+0.5	+0.7	-0.4	-1.0	+4.9	+3.8	+.248	+0.8	+3.7	+.261	+0.4	+1.5	+.132
James Worthy	19	32.9	21.5	1.8	3.2	5.1	2.2	0.9	0.7	1.4	2.8	8.7	14.1	.622	0.1	0.1	.500	3.9	5.8	.676

Season 4
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1992-93	1985-86
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+1.7	+2.5	+1.1	+1.4	+2.6	+2.4		+0.8	-0.2	-0.3	+2.0	+0.5	+.151	+1.4	+4.0	+.321	+0.1	+0.1	+.024
James Worthy	75	32.7	20.0	1.8	3.3	5.2	2.7	1.1	1.0	2.0	2.6	8.4	14.5	.579	0.0	0.2	.000	3.2	4.2	.771
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+0.2	+3.1	+1.3	+0.1	+1.1	+3.2	+0.1	+0.5	-1.1	-0.7	+2.7	+2.2	+.118	+1.9	+4.7	+.373	+0.6	+0.6	+.036
James Worthy	14	38.5	19.6	1.6	3.1	4.6	3.2	1.1	0.7	2.6	3.1	8.6	15.5	.558	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	3.4	.681

Season 5
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1993-94	1986-87
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+23	+0.5	+0.4	+1.3	+1.3	+2.6	+3.1	+0.3	+0.9	-1.1	-0.7	+1.0	+1.9	+.119	+1.9	+5.5	+.335	+0.4	+0.5	+.003
James Worthy	82	34.4	19.4	1.9	3.8	5.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	2.0	2.5	7.9	14.7	.539	0.0	0.2	.000	3.6	4.7	.751
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+4.2	+9.0	+1.3	+1.9	+3.3	+1.1	+0.2	+1.1	-0.1	-1.1	+5.4	+5.0	+.210	+1.9	+5.2	+.356	+0.2	+0.4	+.017
James Worthy	18	37.8	23.6	1.7	3.9	5.6	3.5	1.6	1.2	2.2	2.3	9.8	16.6	.591	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.4	.753

Season 6
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1994-95	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+1.3	+4.4	+1.3	+1.0	+2.3	+1.2	+0.2	+0.6	-0.1	-0.9	+3.0	+2.2	+.136	+2.7	+7.4	+.230	+1.1	+1.2	+.059
James Worthy	75	35.4	19.7	1.7	3.3	5.0	3.9	1.0	0.7	2.1	2.3	8.2	15.5	.531	0.0	0.2	.125	3.2	4.1	.796
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+2.8	+5.5	+2.0	+1.5	+3.5	+0.8	+0.2	+0.7	-0.1	-1.2	+3.2	+4.6	+.073	+2.7	+6.2	+.300	+1.6	+1.5	+.139
James Worthy	24	37.3	21.1	2.2	3.6	5.8	4.4	1.4	0.8	2.3	2.4	8.5	16.3	.523	0.0	0.4	.111	4.0	5.3	.758

Season 7
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1995-96	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+5.7	+7.9	+1.7	+1.5	+3.1	+0.3		+0.6	-0.3	-0.6	+4.1	+5.4	+.105	+1.8	+4.6	+.274	+1.5	+1.9	+.029
James Worthy	81	36.5	20.5	2.1	4.0	6.0	3.6	1.3	0.7	2.2	2.2	8.7	15.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.087	3.1	4.0	.782
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+0.7	+8.8	+2.1	+1.0	+3.1	+1.3	+0.4	+1.0	-0.9	-0.9	+5.3	+7.1	+.119	+2.4	+5.1	+.092	+0.6	+0.4	+.044
James Worthy	15	40.0	24.8	2.5	4.3	6.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	2.2	2.4	10.2	18.0	.567	0.2	0.5	.375	4.2	5.3	.788

Season 8
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1996-97	1989-90
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+10.5	+7.3	+1.5	+1.8	+3.3	+0.8		+0.5	-0.1	-0.1	+4.1	+5.1	+.117	+1.7	+4.7	+.063	+0.9	+1.1	+.013
James Worthy	80	37.0	21.1	2.0	4.0	6.0	3.6	1.2	0.6	2.0	2.4	8.9	16.2	.548	0.2	0.6	.306	3.1	4.0	.782
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+12.4	+10.2	+0.4	+1.6	+2.2	+0.2	+0.5	+0.3	-0.2	-0.8	+5.1	+9.1	+.053	+1.2	+3.7	+.067	+1.2	+1.4	+.031
James Worthy	9	40.7	24.2	1.2	4.3	5.6	3.0	1.6	0.3	2.4	2.0	10.0	20.1	.497	0.2	0.9	.250	4.0	4.8	.837

Season 9
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1997-98	1990-91
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+11.9	+8.5	+0.8	+1.0	+1.8	+0.8	+0.3	+0.3	-0.1	-1.0	+4.7	+7.2	+.099	+1.3	+3.7	+.038	+0.4	+0.5	+.010
James Worthy	78	38.6	21.4	1.4	3.2	4.6	3.5	1.3	0.4	1.6	1.5	9.2	18.7	.492	0.3	1.2	.289	2.7	3.4	.797
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+9.3	+4.7	+1.0	+0.9	+0.1	+1.6	+0.5		-1.1	-1.6	+3.0	+6.7	+.007	+2.3	+4.6	+.257	+0.8	+1.6	+.139
James Worthy	18	40.7	21.1	1.4	2.7	4.1	3.9	1.1	0.1	2.2	1.9	8.9	19.2	.465	0.2	1.3	.167	2.9	4.0	.736

Season 10
	John Starks	James Worthy
Season	1998-99	1991-92
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+5.3	+6.1	+1.1	+1.2	+2.3			+0.3	-0.7	-1.1	+2.9	+4.0	+.077	+1.4	+4.6	+.081	+1.6	+1.8	+.074
James Worthy	54	39.0	19.9	1.8	3.8	5.6	4.7	1.4	0.4	2.4	1.6	8.3	18.6	.447	0.2	0.8	.209	3.1	3.8	.814
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Starks nor James Worthy played in the postseason in their season 10