John Starks vs. Rasheed Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rasheed Wallace 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.

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.

John Starks played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Rasheed Wallace, who played 16. John Starks had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Rasheed Wallace had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
John Starks 13 9 1988-89 to 2001-02
Rasheed Wallace 16 14 1995-96 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1988-891995-96
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Bullets
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%
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:+29+18.7+6.0+1.0+2.5+3.6+0.5+0.7-0.5-2.2+2.8+5.2+.079+0.1+0.6+.056+0.3+0.4+.004
Rasheed Wallace 65 27.5 10.1 1.4 3.2 4.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.6 3.2 4.2 8.7 .487 0.4 1.3 .329 1.2 1.8 .650
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Starks nor Rasheed Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1

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

Season 2

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1990-911996-97
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West 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%
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
difference:+1+11.3+7.5+1.5+3.1+4.7+2.1+0.2+0.7-0.6-1.0+3.1+4.3+.119+0.3+1.0+.017+1.4+2.6+.114
Rasheed Wallace 62 30.5 15.1 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.2 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .273 2.7 4.3 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+28.0+17.8+1.7+3.3+5.0+0.5+0.5+0.5-0.5-3.0+7.6+12.3+.189+0.5+1.3+2.1+4.3+.450
Rasheed Wallace 4 37.3 19.8 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 4.3 8.3 14.0 .589 0.5 1.3 .400 2.8 5.0 .550

Season 3

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1991-921997-98
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+5+11.8+0.7+1.2+2.7+3.9+0.9+0.3+0.9-0.4-0.7+1.2+0.4+.084+1.0+2.8+.143+0.5+0.1+.116
Rasheed Wallace 77 37.6 14.6 1.7 4.5 6.2 2.5 1.0 1.1 2.2 3.5 6.1 11.4 .533 0.1 0.5 .205 2.4 3.6 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+14.9+2.4+1.2+1.1+2.3+0.4+0.9+0.5-0.5-0.2+2.0+1.5+.115+0.1+2.5+.561+1.5+0.3+.308
Rasheed Wallace 4 39.5 14.5 1.8 3.0 4.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 4.0 5.8 11.8 .489 1.0 1.3 .800 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 4

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1992-931998-99
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West 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%
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:+31+2.1+4.7+0.5+1.9+2.3+3.9+0.1+0.9-0.6-0.7+1.5+5.3+.080+1.1+3.6+.098+0.6+0.4+.063
Rasheed Wallace 49 28.9 12.8 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.6 3.6 4.9 9.7 .508 0.3 0.6 .419 2.7 3.7 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+2.3+1.7+1.0+0.3+1.3+4.9+0.5+0.6-2.5+0.1+2.1+.074+1.8+4.3+.262+0.3+0.5+.007
Rasheed Wallace 13 36.0 14.8 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 3.8 5.8 11.2 .514 0.1 0.7 .111 3.2 4.5 .724

Season 5

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1993-941999-00
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 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%
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:+22+0.2+2.6+1.0+2.9+3.9+4.1+0.5+1.2-1.2-0.5+0.2+3.7+.099+1.8+5.1+.175+0.3+0.1+.050
Rasheed Wallace 81 35.1 16.4 1.6 5.4 7.0 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.7 6.7 12.9 .519 0.1 0.6 .160 2.9 4.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+4.3+3.3+1.5+2.5+4.1+2.8+0.5+1.2-0.9-0.1+2.5+2.5+.108+1.4+4.5+.259+0.3+0.3+.003
Rasheed Wallace 16 37.9 17.9 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.4 3.3 6.9 14.1 .489 0.5 0.8 .615 3.6 4.7 .773

Season 6

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1994-952000-01
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+3+4.1+3.9+1.5+3.6+5.1+2.3+1.7-0.1-0.5+2.5+2.0+.106+2.0+5.5+.034+1.1+1.3+.029
Rasheed Wallace 77 38.2 19.2 1.9 5.9 7.8 2.8 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.7 7.7 15.3 .501 0.7 2.1 .321 3.2 4.2 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+8.2+1.1+1.5+4.2+5.7+2.9+0.9+0.9-1.1-0.6+1.0+5.3+.077+1.4+2.9+.047+0.3+0.9+.048
Rasheed Wallace 3 42.7 16.7 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 6.3 17.0 .373 1.3 3.7 .364 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 7

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1995-962001-02
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+2+6.7+6.7+1.3+3.9+5.3+2.0+1.2-0.2-0.1+3.0+5.9+.026+0.4+0.9+.001+0.9+1.4+.019
Rasheed Wallace 79 37.5 19.3 1.7 6.4 8.2 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.7 7.6 16.3 .469 1.4 4.0 .360 2.5 3.5 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5+2.4+9.3+2.9+5.7+8.7+2.4+0.9+0.6-2.4-0.7+4.4+12.1+.042+0.3+0.1+.055+0.7+0.4+.069
Rasheed Wallace 3 41.7 25.3 3.3 9.0 12.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 4.0 9.3 23.0 .406 2.3 5.7 .412 4.3 5.3 .813

Season 8

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1996-972002-03
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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+9.8+4.3+1.0+3.7+4.7+0.7+0.3+0.9-0.2-0.5+2.2+3.7+.040+0.4+1.2+.011+0.5+0.8+.034
Rasheed Wallace 74 36.3 18.1 1.5 5.9 7.4 2.1 0.9 1.0 1.9 3.0 7.0 14.8 .471 1.5 4.1 .358 2.7 3.7 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+8.8+3.4+0.6+1.0+1.7+0.2+0.5+0.7-1.3-0.9+1.4+2.9+.010+0.6+0.4+.083+0.1+0.6+.092
Rasheed Wallace 7 37.1 17.4 1.4 3.7 5.1 2.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 3.7 6.3 13.9 .454 2.0 5.0 .400 2.9 4.0 .714

Season 9

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1997-982003-04
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
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:+14+8.4+3.1+0.9+3.1+4.0+0.4+0.1+1.7-0.1-0.3+1.8+2.8+.043+0.4+1.3+.004+0.2+.051
Rasheed Wallace 68 35.1 16.0 1.5 5.3 6.8 2.3 0.9 1.8 1.8 2.8 6.3 14.3 .436 1.2 3.6 .331 2.3 3.1 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+3.6+3.4+1.6+2.1+3.8+0.7+1.0+1.9-0.8-0.1+0.8+0.1+.059+1.8+2.9+.181+0.1+0.2+.108
Rasheed Wallace 23 35.0 13.0 2.0 5.7 7.8 1.6 0.6 2.0 1.9 3.4 5.1 12.4 .413 0.7 3.0 .243 2.0 2.6 .767

Season 10

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1998-992004-05
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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:+29+0.3+0.7+1.5+3.3+4.9+2.9+0.6+1.4-0.1-0.3+0.5+1.2+.070+0.7+2.4+.028+0.2+0.5+.043
Rasheed Wallace 79 34.0 14.5 2.2 5.9 8.2 1.8 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.0 5.9 13.4 .440 0.9 3.0 .318 1.7 2.5 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------
Rasheed Wallace 25 33.0 13.6 1.6 5.4 6.9 1.3 1.0 1.8 1.5 3.8 5.4 12.4 .439 1.2 3.4 .337 1.6 2.2 .741

Season 11

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 1999-002005-06
Team Golden State Warriors, Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+43+2.6+1.2+0.8+3.2+4.1+2.6+0.1+1.5-0.7-0.1+0.2+1.3+.055+0.3+0.8+.012+0.3+0.7+.104
Rasheed Wallace 80 34.8 15.1 1.1 5.7 6.8 2.3 1.0 1.6 1.1 2.9 5.7 13.3 .430 1.9 5.4 .357 1.7 2.3 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------
Rasheed Wallace 18 34.9 14.1 0.9 5.4 6.3 1.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 3.6 5.3 12.4 .430 1.8 4.4 .405 1.6 3.1 .527

Season 12

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 2000-012006-07
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4.0+3.0+0.8+4.3+5.1+0.7+1.5-0.1+1.2+2.1+.025+0.5+1.5+.001+0.2+0.3+.014
Rasheed Wallace 75 32.3 12.3 1.2 6.0 7.2 1.7 1.0 1.6 1.3 3.0 4.8 11.2 .423 1.4 3.9 .351 1.4 1.8 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+13+23.8+10.6+1.2+5.5+6.7+1.5+0.9+1.5-0.5-2.3+4.1+8.3+.104+1.3+3.2+.097+1.3+1.7+.158
Rasheed Wallace 16 35.8 14.3 1.2 6.5 7.7 1.8 1.2 1.8 1.2 4.0 5.4 12.3 .437 1.6 4.5 .347 2.0 2.4 .842

Season 13

John Starks Rasheed Wallace
Season 2001-022007-08
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+11+16.4+8.3+0.9+4.7+5.6+0.7+0.7+1.7-0.3-0.9+3.2+6.6+.064+1.1+2.7+.051+1.0+1.3+.038
Rasheed Wallace 77 30.5 12.7 1.1 5.5 6.6 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.1 2.8 4.9 11.3 .432 1.5 4.1 .356 1.5 1.9 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------
Rasheed Wallace 17 34.4 13.2 1.1 5.2 6.4 1.6 1.1 1.9 1.7 3.9 5.1 11.9 .424 1.4 4.4 .320 1.7 2.3 .744

Additional Years

* Rasheed Wallace played 3 seasons more than John Starks in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2009 to 2013—Rasheed Wallace played in two Playoffs.