Trey Murphy III vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Trey Murphy III, 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.

Trey Murphy III played 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than John Starks, who played 13. Trey Murphy III had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Trey Murphy III 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
John Starks 13 9 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trey Murphy III John Starks
Season 2021-221988-89
Team New Orleans PelicansGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans 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%
Trey Murphy III 62 13.9 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.5 .394 1.1 3.0 .382 0.7 0.8 .882
difference:+26+5.1+1.3+0.4+0.9+1.3+0.2+0.2-0.8+0.4+1.0+.014+0.8+2.3+.003+0.2+0.6+.228
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%
Trey Murphy III 6 20.0 5.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 0.8 .800
John Starks DNP------ --- ----------

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

Season 2
Trey Murphy III John Starks
Season 2022-231990-91
Team New Orleans PelicansNew 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%
Trey Murphy III 79 31.0 14.5 0.7 2.8 3.6 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.9 10.1 .484 2.6 6.3 .406 2.2 2.4 .905
difference:+18+11.8+6.9+0.2+1.1+1.5+1.9+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.2+1.9+3.4+.045+2.2+4.8+.116+0.9+0.7+.153
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%
Trey Murphy III 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
Trey Murphy III John Starks
Season 2023-241991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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%
Trey Murphy III 57 29.6 14.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815
difference:+25+3.8+0.9+0.2+2.4+2.6+1.2+0.4+0.3-1.2-1.6+0.1+0.1+.006+1.9+4.5+.032+0.7+1.1+.037
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%
Trey Murphy III 4 42.0 11.5 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 12.0 .375 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+8+17.4+0.6+0.2+3.9+4.0+0.9+0.1+1.5-0.2-0.8+0.7+1.7+.001+1.6+3.7+.094+3.5+4.3
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
Trey Murphy III John Starks
Season 2024-251992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansNew 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%
Trey Murphy III 53 35.0 21.2 0.9 4.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.1 7.2 15.8 .454 3.0 8.3 .361 3.8 4.3 .887
difference:+27+4.0+3.7+0.2+2.3+2.5+1.6+0.5-0.3-0.8+0.8+0.8+.026+1.6+4.1+.040+0.5+0.2+.092
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%
Trey Murphy III 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
Trey Murphy III John Starks
Season 2025-261993-94
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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%
Trey Murphy III 17 35.3 20.2 1.5 4.9 6.4 3.0 1.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.8 14.6 .464 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 3.9 .940
difference:+42+0.4+1.2+0.9+2.4+3.3+2.9+0.1+0.1-0.9-1.0+0.1+2.0+.044+1.0+2.2+.035+0.5+0.3+.186
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%
Trey Murphy III 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

Additional Years

* John Starks played 8 seasons more than Trey Murphy III in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 1995 to 2002—John Starks played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Trey Murphy III, John Starks got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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