Kelly Oubre Jr. vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Kelly Oubre Jr., 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.

Kelly Oubre Jr. played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than John Starks, who played 13. Kelly Oubre Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.	11	3	2015-16 to 2025-26
John Starks	13	9	1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2015-16	1988-89
Team	Washington Wizards	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	63	10.7	3.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.4	3.3	.427	0.4	1.3	.316	0.5	0.8	.633
difference:	+27	+1.9	+0.4		+1.0	+1.0	+0.6	+0.3		-0.6	-0.6		+0.2	+.019	+0.1	+0.6	+.069	+0.4	+0.6	+.021
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 Kelly Oubre Jr. nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 1

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


Season 2
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2016-17	1990-91
Team	Washington Wizards	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	79	20.3	6.3	0.8	2.5	3.3	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.6	2.5	2.4	5.6	.421	0.7	2.4	.287	0.9	1.3	.758
difference:	+18	+1.1	+1.3	+0.3	+0.8	+1.2	+2.7	+0.3	+0.1	-0.6	-0.3	+0.6	+1.1	+.018	+0.3	+0.9	+.003	+0.4	+0.4	+.006
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	12	15.3	5.8	0.8	1.6	2.3	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.6	3.2	2.2	5.1	.426	0.9	2.5	.367	0.6	0.8	.700
difference:	+9	+6.0	+3.8	+0.5	+0.9	+1.3	+1.7	+0.8	+0.4	-1.4	-1.9	+1.5	+3.4	+.026	+0.9	+2.5		+0.1	+0.1	+.300
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2017-18	1991-92
Team	Washington Wizards	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	81	27.5	11.8	0.7	3.8	4.5	1.2	1.0	0.4	1.1	2.9	3.9	9.8	.403	1.6	4.6	.341	2.4	2.9	.820
difference:	+1	+1.7	+2.1	+0.2	+2.0	+2.2	+2.2	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7	-0.1	+1.0	+1.2	+.046	+0.5	+1.3	+.007	+0.5	+0.8	+.042
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	6	24.7	9.3	0.2	3.7	3.8	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.8	2.7	3.0	8.0	.375	0.7	3.2	.211	2.7	3.0	.889
difference:	+6	+0.1	+2.8	+0.4	+1.8	+1.3	+2.5	+0.4	+0.5	-1.0	-1.1	+0.8	+2.3	+.001	+0.2	+0.6	+.028	+0.8	+1.3	+.081
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2018-19	1992-93
Team	Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East 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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	69	28.0	15.2	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.5	2.6	5.4	12.2	.445	1.6	4.9	.320	2.7	3.5	.775
difference:	+11	+3.0	+2.3	+0.3	+1.8	+2.1	+3.9	+0.1	+0.7	-0.7	-0.3	+1.0	+2.8	+.017	+0.2	+0.7	+.001	+0.6	+0.6	+.020
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2019-20	1993-94
Team	Phoenix Suns	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	56	34.5	18.7	1.2	5.3	6.4	1.5	1.3	0.7	1.5	3.4	6.7	14.8	.452	1.9	5.5	.352	3.4	4.4	.780
difference:	+3	+0.4	+0.3	+0.6	+2.8	+3.3	+4.4	+0.3	+0.6	-1.6	-0.2	+0.2	+1.8	+.032		+0.2	+.017	+0.2	+0.2	+.026
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2020-21	1994-95
Team	Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	55	30.7	15.4	1.5	4.5	6.0	1.3	1.0	0.8	1.3	2.2	5.8	13.2	.439	1.6	5.2	.316	2.2	3.2	.695
difference:	+25	+3.4	+0.1	+1.1	+2.2	+3.3	+3.8	+0.2	+0.7	-0.7	-1.0	+0.6	+0.1	+.044	+1.1	+2.4	+.039	+0.1	+0.3	+.042
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2021-22	1995-96
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	76	26.3	15.0	1.0	2.9	4.0	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.5	5.4	12.3	.440	2.5	7.3	.345	1.7	2.5	.667
difference:	+5	+4.5	+2.4	+0.6	+0.4	+1.1	+2.8	+0.3	+0.3	-1.0	-0.3	+0.8	+1.9	+.003	+0.7	+2.4	+.016	+0.1	+0.4	+.086
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2022-23	1996-97
Team	Charlotte Hornets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East 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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	48	32.3	20.3	1.4	3.8	5.2	1.1	1.4	0.4	1.3	2.9	7.4	17.1	.431	2.3	7.1	.319	3.3	4.3	.760
difference:	+29	+5.8	+6.5	+0.9	+1.6	+2.5	+1.7	+0.2	+0.3	-0.8	-0.4	+2.6	+6.0		+0.4	+1.8	+.050	+1.1	+1.4	+.009
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2023-24	1997-98
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	68	30.2	15.4	1.4	3.6	5.0	1.5	1.1	0.7	1.3	2.9	5.7	12.9	.441	1.5	4.8	.311	2.6	3.4	.750
difference:	+14	+3.5	+2.5	+0.8	+1.4	+2.2	+1.2	+0.1	+0.6	-0.4	-0.4	+1.2	+1.4	+.048	+0.1	+0.1	+.016	+0.3	+0.5	+.037
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	6	37.3	13.2	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.7	1.8	1.2	1.3	4.0	5.2	10.7	.484	1.5	3.8	.391	1.3	1.8	.727
difference:	+4	+5.9	+3.2	+1.1	+1.1		+0.6	+0.2	+1.1	-0.2	-0.5	+0.7	+1.8	+.012	+1.0	+2.1	+.033	+0.8	+0.6	+.148
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
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2024-25	1998-99
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
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		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	60	34.6	15.1	1.6	4.5	6.1	1.8	1.5	0.5	1.3	3.0	5.8	12.4	.470	1.2	4.0	.293	2.3	3.1	.751
difference:	+10	+0.9	+1.3	+0.9	+1.9	+2.8	+2.9	+0.1	+0.4	-0.4	-0.3	+0.4	+2.2	+.100	+0.4	+1.4	+.003	+0.8	+1.1	+.011
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 Kelly Oubre Jr. nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Kelly Oubre Jr.	John Starks
Season	2025-26	1999-00
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kelly Oubre Jr.	4	38.8	17.8	1.8	4.8	6.5	1.8	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.8	5.8	11.3	.511	2.3	5.0	.450	4.0	4.3	.941
difference:	+33	+6.6	+3.9	+1.5	+2.3	+3.8	+3.1	+0.1	+0.9	-1.0	-1.0	+0.3	+3.3	+.136	+0.7	+0.4	+.105	+2.6	+2.7	+.094
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 Kelly Oubre Jr. nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* John Starks played 2 seasons more than Kelly Oubre Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2001 to 2002—John Starks played in one postseason.

Kelly Oubre Jr. vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years