Luguentz Dort vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Luguentz Dort, 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

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.

Luguentz Dort played 6 years in the NBA, 7 less than John Starks, who played 13. Luguentz Dort had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Luguentz Dort 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
John Starks 13 9 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luguentz Dort John Starks
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Oklahoma City ThunderGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Luguentz Dort 36 22.8 6.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.6 2.7 2.4 6.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .297 1.2 1.5 .792
difference:+14.0+2.7+0.3+0.9+1.2+0.3-0.5-1.7+1.0+2.6+.014+0.5+2.1+.088+0.3+0.1+.138
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 6 29.2 12.5 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.5 4.2 4.5 12.7 .355 2.2 8.3 .260 1.3 2.5 .533
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 2
Luguentz Dort John Starks
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew 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%
Luguentz Dort 52 29.7 14.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 12.3 .387 2.2 6.3 .343 2.3 3.2 .744
difference:+9+10.5+6.4+0.2+1.2+1.5+1.6+0.1+0.1-0.3-0.4+1.8+5.6+.052+1.8+4.8+.053+1.0+1.5+.008
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%
Luguentz Dort 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
Luguentz Dort John Starks
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew 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%
Luguentz Dort 51 32.6 17.2 0.7 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.7 14.2 .404 2.5 7.7 .332 3.2 3.7 .843
difference:+31+6.8+3.3+0.2+1.6+1.9+1.7+0.4+0.2-0.1-0.1+0.8+3.2+.045+1.4+4.4+.016+0.3+.065
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%
Luguentz Dort 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
Luguentz Dort John Starks
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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%
Luguentz Dort 74 30.7 13.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 11.8 .388 1.8 5.5 .330 2.7 3.5 .772
difference:+6+0.3+3.8+1.0+1.0+2.0+3.0+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.4+1.8+3.2+.040+0.4+1.3+.009+0.6+0.6+.023
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%
Luguentz Dort 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
Luguentz Dort John Starks
Season 2023-241993-94
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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%
Luguentz Dort 79 28.4 10.9 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.9 3.6 8.3 .438 2.0 5.0 .394 1.6 2.0 .826
difference:+20+6.5+8.1+0.3+0.2+0.5+4.5+0.7+0.5-2.2-0.3+3.3+8.3+.018+0.1+0.7+.059+1.6+2.2+.072
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%
Luguentz Dort 10 35.0 10.7 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.0 1.3 0.2 1.1 4.2 3.3 9.1 .363 2.5 6.4 .391 1.6 1.9 .842
difference:+15+1.4+3.9+1.5+0.7+2.3+2.6+0.1+0.1-1.2-0.8+1.1+2.5+.018+0.6+1.1+.035+2.3+3.1+.072
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
Luguentz Dort John Starks
Season 2024-251994-95
Team Oklahoma City ThunderNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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%
Luguentz Dort 71 29.2 10.1 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 2.9 3.6 8.4 .435 2.4 5.8 .412 0.5 0.6 .717
difference:+9+4.9+5.2+0.9+0.6+1.4+3.5+0.1+0.4-1.3-0.3+1.6+4.9+.040+0.3+1.8+.057+1.6+2.3+.020
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%
Luguentz Dort 23 29.0 7.9 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.9 3.3 2.6 7.1 .366 2.1 6.1 .343 0.6 1.0 .636
difference:+12+5.5+7.7+1.2+0.4+1.6+4.3+0.1+0.3-1.5-0.3+2.7+4.6+.084+0.6+0.5+.068+1.8+2.8+.017
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

Additional Years

* John Starks played 7 seasons more than Luguentz Dort in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 1996 to 2002—John Starks played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Luguentz Dort, John Starks got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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