Sam Lacey vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Sam Lacey, 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.
Sam Lacey and John Starks both played 13 years in the NBA. Sam Lacey had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 achivements, 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 |
Sam Lacey |
13 |
4 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
John Starks |
13 |
9 |
1988-89 to 2001-02 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Sam Lacey |
John Starks |
Season |
1970-71 | 1988-89 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
81 |
32.7 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
11.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.8 |
13.8 |
.418 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.687 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Starks didn't play in 1989-90.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
81 |
35.0 |
11.6 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.1 |
12.0 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.704 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
79 |
37.1 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
11.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.0 |
12.6 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.708 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
79 |
39.3 |
14.2 |
3.7 |
9.6 |
13.4 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
- |
3.2 |
5.9 |
12.4 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.749 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
81 |
41.7 |
11.5 |
2.8 |
11.4 |
14.2 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
- |
3.4 |
4.8 |
11.3 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.754 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
6 |
44.0 |
9.5 |
2.5 |
13.2 |
15.7 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
3.2 |
3.8 |
10.2 |
.377 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.611 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
81 |
38.1 |
12.8 |
2.7 |
10.0 |
12.6 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
12.6 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.759 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
82 |
31.6 |
10.6 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
9.0 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
- |
3.6 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.762 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
77 |
27.7 |
8.6 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
8.3 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.4 |
.717 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
82 |
32.0 |
10.6 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
.502 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.739 |
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 |
% |
Sam Lacey |
5 |
35.2 |
9.4 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
.381 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.789 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
81 |
29.8 |
9.2 |
2.1 |
5.8 |
8.0 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
8.4 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.741 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
3 |
33.7 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
.381 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
82 |
27.2 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.786 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
15 |
35.5 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
56 |
12.0 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.435 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.730 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
60 |
20.5 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.222 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.784 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Lacey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |