John Starks
- Seasons
- 1988-89 to 2001-02
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Aug 10, 1965
- College
- Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma Junior College, Oklahoma State
- Draft
- Undrafted or not recorded
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.0
- True shooting
- .513
- Effective FG
- .476
- Usage rate
- 23.0
- Win shares
- 50.0
- WS per 48
- .102
- Box plus/minus
- 0.8
- VORP
- 16.5
- Best season, WS
- 7.5
- Best season, BPM
- 2.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | GSW | 23 | 36 | 316 | 10.3 | .494 | .448 | 22.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.002 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -3.5 | -0.1 | 91 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | NYK | 25 | 61 | 1,173 | 14.3 | .511 | .472 | 19.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .097 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 106 | 107 |
| 1991-92 | NYK | 26 | 82 | 2,118 | 16.4 | .550 | .501 | 24.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .146 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 111 | 105 |
| 1992-93 | NYK | 27 | 80 | 2,477 | 16.3 | .519 | .473 | 26.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .145 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 108 | 103 |
| 1993-94 | NYK | 28 | 59 | 2,057 | 16.0 | .516 | .477 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.8 | .135 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 104 | 100 |
| 1994-95 | NYK | 29 | 80 | 2,725 | 13.8 | .526 | .497 | 22.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | .109 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 107 | 106 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 30 | 81 | 2,491 | 14.2 | .555 | .528 | 20.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 107 | 105 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 31 | 77 | 2,042 | 15.9 | .555 | .519 | 25.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.8 | .136 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 107 | 102 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 32 | 82 | 2,188 | 14.3 | .504 | .461 | 25.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .101 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 101 | 102 |
| 1998-99 | GSW | 33 | 50 | 1,686 | 13.9 | .447 | .423 | 22.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .085 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 100 | 103 |
| 1999-00 | 2+ teams | 34 | 37 | 1,190 | 12.4 | .453 | .429 | 22.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .026 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 98 | 111 |
| 2000-01 | UTA | 35 | 75 | 2,122 | 9.3 | .476 | .445 | 18.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .048 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -0.3 | 98 | 106 |
| 2001-02 | UTA | 36 | 66 | 929 | 6.0 | .442 | .415 | 18.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.004 | -5.0 | -1.2 | -6.2 | -1.0 | 90 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.