Kenyon Martin vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Kenyon Martin, 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.

Kenyon Martin played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than John Starks, who played 13. Kenyon Martin had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Kenyon Martin 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15
John Starks 13 9 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2000-011988-89
Team New Jersey NetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Kenyon Martin 68 33.4 12.0 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.0 4.1 5.1 11.4 .445 0.0 0.2 .091 1.8 2.8 .630
difference:+32+24.6+7.9+1.6+4.7+6.3+1.1+0.5+1.6-0.9-3.1+3.7+7.9+.037+0.3+0.5+.294+0.9+1.4+.024
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 Kenyon Martin nor John Starks played in the postseason in their season 1

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

Season 2

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2001-021990-91
Team New Jersey NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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%
Kenyon Martin 73 34.3 14.9 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.6 6.1 13.2 .463 0.2 0.9 .224 2.5 3.7 .678
difference:+12+15.1+7.3+1.0+2.1+3.2+0.7+0.2+1.4-1.2-1.4+3.1+6.5+.024+0.2+0.6+.066+1.2+2.0+.074
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%
Kenyon Martin 20 37.5 16.8 1.5 4.3 5.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 2.6 4.3 6.5 15.2 .424 0.1 0.5 .222 3.8 5.5 .691
difference:+17+28.2+14.8+1.2+3.6+4.8+0.9+1.2+1.3-0.6-3.0+5.8+13.5+.024+0.1+0.5+3.1+4.8+.309
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2002-031991-92
Team New Jersey NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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%
Kenyon Martin 77 34.1 16.7 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 2.5 3.8 6.6 14.1 .470 0.1 0.6 .209 3.3 5.1 .653
difference:+5+8.3+2.8+1.6+4.4+6.0+1.0+0.7-0.7-1.0+1.7+3.1+.021+1.0+2.7+.139+0.4+1.4+.125
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%
Kenyon Martin 20 38.8 18.9 2.5 6.9 9.4 2.9 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 16.5 .453 0.1 0.6 .091 4.0 5.7 .693
difference:+8+14.2+6.8+1.9+5.0+6.9+0.3+0.1+1.6-1.1-0.8+3.7+6.2+.079+0.8+3.2+.148+0.5+1.4+.115
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2003-041992-93
Team New Jersey NetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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%
Kenyon Martin 65 34.6 16.7 2.0 7.4 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 3.5 6.8 13.8 .488 0.1 0.4 .280 3.1 4.5 .684
difference:+15+3.6+0.8+1.3+5.5+6.9+2.6+0.4+1.1-0.4-0.6+0.4+1.2+.060+1.3+3.8+.041+0.2+0.4+.111
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%
Kenyon Martin 11 37.1 19.1 2.3 8.7 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 13.8 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 4.4 5.8 .750
difference:+4+1.2+2.6+2.0+5.5+7.5+5.3+0.2+1.1-0.8-0.7+1.5+0.5+.093+1.9+4.6+.373+1.5+1.8+.033
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2004-051993-94
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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%
Kenyon Martin 70 32.5 15.5 2.1 5.2 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 2.1 3.3 6.3 13.0 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.4 .646
difference:+11+2.4+3.5+1.5+2.7+4.2+3.5+0.2+1.0-1.0-0.1+0.6+3.6+.070+1.9+5.5+.335+0.4+0.2+.108
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%
Kenyon Martin 5 32.8 12.4 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.4 5.4 11.6 .466 0.0 0.2 .000 1.6 2.6 .615
difference:+20+0.8+2.2+1.0+2.2+3.3+3.4+0.4+0.9-0.9-1.0+1.0+.085+1.9+5.1+.356+2.3+2.4+.155
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2005-061994-95
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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%
Kenyon Martin 56 27.6 12.9 1.7 4.6 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 1.3 3.1 5.3 10.7 .495 0.1 0.4 .227 2.2 3.0 .712
difference:+24+6.5+2.4+1.3+2.3+3.6+3.7+0.4+0.8-0.7-0.1+0.1+2.6+.100+2.6+7.2+.128+0.1+0.1+.025
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%
Kenyon Martin 2 17.5 4.5 3.0 1.5 4.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 6.5 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
difference:+9+17.0+11.1+2.8+0.6+2.2+4.7+0.8+0.9-0.9-1.1+3.3+5.2+.142+2.7+6.6+1.9+2.8+.119
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2006-071995-96
Team Denver NuggetsNew 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%
Kenyon Martin 2 31.5 9.5 3.0 7.0 10.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.0 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 6.0 .250
difference:+79+0.7+3.1+2.6+4.5+7.1+3.4+1.3+0.1-0.6-2.2+0.6+2.4+.057+1.8+4.4+.361+0.1+3.9+.503
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%
Kenyon Martin 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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2007-081996-97
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Nuggets 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%
Kenyon Martin 71 30.4 12.4 1.5 5.0 6.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 3.3 5.3 9.8 .538 0.0 0.2 .182 1.7 3.0 .580
difference:+6+3.9+1.4+1.0+2.8+3.8+1.5+1.1-0.8-0.8+0.5+1.3+.107+1.9+5.1+.187+0.5+0.1+.189
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%
Kenyon Martin 4 29.5 8.8 3.3 3.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 0.5 2.3 5.0 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .625
difference:+5+1.2+5.2+2.5+0.3+2.9+1.5+0.1+0.5-0.1-2.2+1.1+2.5+.003+1.4+4.6+1.5+1.4+.181
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2008-091997-98
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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%
Kenyon Martin 66 32.0 11.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.6 3.0 4.8 9.8 .491 0.2 0.6 .368 1.8 3.0 .604
difference:+16+5.3+1.2+0.6+2.6+3.2+0.7+0.5+1.0-0.1-0.5+0.3+1.7+.098+1.4+4.3+.041+0.5+0.1+.183
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%
Kenyon Martin 16 33.6 10.9 1.5 4.4 5.9 2.1 1.1 0.9 1.6 3.8 4.7 9.4 .497 0.1 0.3 .200 1.4 2.2 .657
difference:+6+2.2+5.5+1.1+0.8+1.9+0.2+0.5+0.8-0.5-0.3+1.2+3.1+.025+2.4+5.6+.224+0.7+0.2+.218
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2009-101998-99
Team Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 58 34.2 11.5 2.4 7.0 9.4 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.6 3.2 4.9 10.7 .456 0.1 0.5 .276 1.6 2.9 .557
difference:+8+0.5+2.3+1.7+4.4+6.1+2.8+0.2+1.0-0.1-0.5+0.5+3.9+.086+1.5+4.9+.014+0.1+0.9+.183
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 6 34.2 10.0 2.3 6.0 8.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.8 4.5 4.0 8.3 .480 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 3.2 .632
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2010-111999-00
Team Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 48 25.7 8.6 1.4 4.8 6.2 2.3 0.9 0.7 1.2 2.8 3.9 7.5 .511 0.0 0.2 .222 0.9 1.5 .583
difference:+11+6.5+5.3+1.1+2.3+3.5+2.6+0.2+0.6-0.6+1.6+7.1+.136+1.6+4.4+.123+0.5+0.1+.264
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kenyon Martin 5 29.6 11.8 1.2 6.6 7.8 1.6 0.4 0.4 1.4 3.6 4.8 10.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.6 .611
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2011-122000-01
Team Los Angeles ClippersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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%
Kenyon Martin 42 22.4 5.2 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.5 2.3 5.2 .441 0.1 0.3 .231 0.5 1.3 .370
difference:+33+5.9+4.1+0.8+1.4+2.2+2.0+0.9-0.5-0.4+1.3+3.9+.043+0.8+2.1+.121+0.7+0.2+.432
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%
Kenyon Martin 11 17.5 4.5 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.3 0.4 1.7 0.4 3.3 2.0 3.8 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .625
difference:+8+5.5+0.8+1.0+1.2+2.2+0.1+1.4-0.3-1.6+0.7+0.2+.191+0.3+1.3+0.2+.375
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

Kenyon Martin John Starks
Season 2012-132001-02
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Kenyon Martin 18 23.9 7.2 1.9 3.4 5.3 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.6 3.1 5.2 .602 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.2 .425
difference:+48+9.8+2.8+1.7+2.6+4.3+0.7+0.4+0.9-0.1-1.7+1.4+0.5+.234+0.4+1.4+0.4+1.6+.380
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%
Kenyon Martin 12 21.1 5.8 1.3 3.2 4.5 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.7 3.5 2.4 4.2 .580 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.7 .550
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenyon Martin played 2 seasons more than John Starks in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2014 to 2015—Kenyon Martin didn't play in the postseason.