Darius Garland vs. John Starks: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland and John Starks all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2020 to 2026, and John Starks, with 13 seasons played from 1989 to 2002, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Darius Garland vs. John Starks
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland John Starks Darius Garland John Starks
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
160th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
226th
+300th
88th
Steals
+300th
210th
+300th
86th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Darius Garland vs. John Starks
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland John Starks Darius Garland John Starks
Points
--
+300th
167th
288th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
44th
+300th
80th
183rd
Steals
--
271st
262nd
146th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
7,243 vs. 10,8293,586
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,024 vs. 2,1291,105
Assists
+300th
226th
+74 2,573 vs. 3,085512
Steals
+300th
210th
+90 450 vs. 951501
Blocks
+300th
+300th
44 vs. 10662
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 417220
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
827 vs. 1,712885
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
2,647 vs. 3,9531,306
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
5,854 vs. 9,5903,736
3-Pointers Made
216th
102nd
114 904 vs. 1,222318
3-Pointers Attempted
233rd
81st
152 2,332 vs. 3,5911,259
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,045 vs. 1,701656
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,204 vs. 2,2111,007

Games and Years:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
385 vs. 866481
Seasons
+300th
300th
+0 7 vs. 136

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
-
5 vs. 05
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
160th
+140 381 vs. 1,363982
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
63 vs. 271208
Assists
+300th
88th
+212 120 vs. 393273
Steals
+300th
86th
+214 23 vs. 12097
Blocks
+300th
+300th
3 vs. 96
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 3735
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
267th
+33 61 vs. 234173
Field Goals Made
+300th
189th
+111 137 vs. 450313
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
166th
+134 320 vs. 1,069749
3-Pointers Made
298th
43rd
255 47 vs. 176129
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
45th
247 137 vs. 475338
Free Throws Made
+300th
151st
+149 60 vs. 287227
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
157th
+143 70 vs. 378308

Games and Years:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
183rd
+117 22 vs. 9674
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 3 vs. 96

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
18.81 vs. 12.506.31
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.66 vs. 2.460.20
Assists per game
44th
+300th
+256 6.68 vs. 3.563.12
Steals per game
--
271st
1.17 vs. 1.100.07
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.11 vs. 0.120.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.51 vs. 0.480.03
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 1.980.17
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
6.88 vs. 4.562.31
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
15.21 vs. 11.074.13
3-Pointers Made per game
32nd
218th
186 2.35 vs. 1.410.94
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
122nd
6.06 vs. 4.151.91
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
2.71 vs. 1.960.75
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.13 vs. 2.550.57

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland John Starks Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
288th
121 17.32 vs. 14.203.12
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.86 vs. 2.820.04
Assists per game
80th
183rd
103 5.45 vs. 4.091.36
Steals per game
262nd
146th
116 1.05 vs. 1.250.20
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.14 vs. 0.090.04
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 0.390.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.77 vs. 2.440.34
Field Goals Made per game
188th
+300th
+112 6.23 vs. 4.691.54
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
+300th
+141 14.55 vs. 11.143.41
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
80th
35 2.14 vs. 1.830.30
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
94th
65 6.23 vs. 4.951.28
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.73 vs. 2.990.26
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.18 vs. 3.940.76

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.