Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and John Starks played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has an 8-6 winning record over John Starks. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
8
8
0
John Starks
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 21.1 4.0 3.4 1.60.6
John Starks 9.9 2.1 2.21.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 39 9 8 53
John Starks 21 8 5 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 10

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10

games
8

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8

games
6

games
John Starks 4

games
4

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4

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4

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
2

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7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1996
1. Lakers 98   Kobe Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Knicks 92   John Starks 7 1 4 1 0 0 3 23 2-9 .222 2-6 .333 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 1997
2. Lakers 121   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2OT Knicks 127   John Starks 16 3 5 3 0 2 2 25 5-12 .417 3-5 .600 3-6 .500
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1997
3. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 20 1-9 .111 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Knicks 94   John Starks 7 0 3 0 0 2 3 19 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1998
4. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 14 5 0 0 0 1 5 27 4-15 .267 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Knicks 101   John Starks 16 7 3 0 0 3 3 30 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 9-12 .750
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 1999
5. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 18 4 3 5 1 2 3 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Warriors 78   John Starks 9 2 2 1 0 4 4 32 3-10 .300 2-8 .250 1-2 .500
Apr. 03, 1999
6. Lakers 76   Kobe Bryant 17 2 2 1 0 2 2 39 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Warriors 81   John Starks 12 5 2 1 0 1 3 32 5-11 .455 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 20, 1999
7. Lakers 106   Kobe Bryant 27 5 5 1 3 5 3 40 10-17 .588 3-4 .750 4-5 .800
OT Warriors 102   John Starks 20 1 5 4 0 0 4 39 10-25 .400 0-5 .000 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2000
8. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 31 4 5 0 1 2 3 37 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 12-13 .923
Jazz 97   John Starks 10 3 3 1 0 3 5 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 03, 2001
9. Lakers 82   Kobe Bryant 31 4 4 3 0 5 5 45 13-24 .542 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Jazz 71   John Starks 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 30 2-9 .222 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 2001
10. Lakers 103   Kobe Bryant 27 9 4 3 0 0 5 46 8-24 .333 0-6 .000 11-12 .917
Jazz 111   John Starks 21 8 0 2 0 1 3 38 10-16 .625 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2001
11. Lakers 105   Kobe Bryant 39 6 8 3 1 2 3 43 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 16-19 .842
Jazz 101   John Starks 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 17 0-8 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nov. 04, 2001
12. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 38 6 7 3 1 5 5 44 13-21 .619 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Jazz 96   John Starks 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 2002
13. Lakers 84   Kobe Bryant 26 5 4 2 0 5 3 39 7-19 .368 1-3 .333 11-12 .917
Jazz 92   John Starks 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2002
14. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 22 4 5 1 2 4 3 34 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jazz 82   John Starks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000