Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton 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 26 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 13-13. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
26 Games played
26 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
13
13
0
John Starks
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 16.5 3.9 6.5 2.10.2
John Starks 12.6 2.0 3.71.60.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 26 8 11 61
John Starks 30 5 8 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 19

games
16

games
16

games
14

games
5

games
John Starks 7

games
3

games
6

games
8

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
7

games
4

games
4

games
20

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1991
1. Supersonics 120   Gary Payton 4 4 5 3 0 1 3 26 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 101   John Starks 8 5 0 0 0 1 1 10 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1991
2. Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 8 3 4 0 0 2 1 31 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 96   John Starks 19 1 2 2 0 0 2 27 6-14 .429 5-5 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1992
3. Supersonics 87   Gary Payton 4 4 5 0 0 3 3 29 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 92   John Starks 12 2 6 1 0 1 4 40 3-9 .333 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1992
4. Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 13 4 5 2 0 3 2 44 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Knicks 90   John Starks 9 4 6 0 0 2 4 24 3-13 .231 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 08, 1992
5. Supersonics 88   Gary Payton 16 1 2 1 0 4 2 28 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Knicks 100   John Starks 18 3 7 2 1 5 4 37 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1994
6. Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 19 5 5 6 0 2 0 41 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 1-4 .250
Knicks 106   John Starks 14 2 8 3 0 2 3 35 5-16 .313 2-7 .286 2-6 .333
Feb. 22, 1994
7. Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 15 4 8 0 1 4 5 36 4-12 .333 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Knicks 82   John Starks 30 0 4 4 0 4 3 43 11-27 .407 2-9 .222 6-7 .857
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1995
8. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 19 4 8 2 0 3 0 41 7-14 .500 0-3 .000 5-8 .625
Knicks 84   John Starks 16 0 8 4 0 1 5 45 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-8 .750
Mar. 26, 1995
9. Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 26 8 4 2 1 2 2 41 8-15 .533 5-9 .556 5-6 .833
Knicks 82   John Starks 10 4 5 1 0 1 2 40 2-16 .125 2-14 .143 4-4 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1996
10. Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 22 5 3 2 0 3 4 48 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 9-12 .750
OT Knicks 100   John Starks 17 5 3 1 0 1 4 34 4-11 .364 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
Apr. 08, 1996
11. Supersonics 108   Gary Payton 15 3 9 4 0 2 2 38 6-12 .500 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
Knicks 98   John Starks 13 0 4 2 0 3 3 31 5-12 .417 3-8 .375 0-0 -
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1996
12. Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 16 5 11 1 0 4 2 36 6-13 .462 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Knicks 92   John Starks 13 2 3 0 0 4 2 28 4-9 .444 4-6 .667 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 1997
13. Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 17 5 5 4 1 3 2 37 8-16 .500 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Knicks 64   John Starks 8 1 1 2 0 1 3 11 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1998
14. Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 7 5 9 3 0 1 1 40 3-12 .250 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Knicks 92   John Starks 15 1 5 0 0 1 1 29 5-15 .333 3-9 .333 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 1998
15. Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 16 3 6 1 0 0 0 29 6-12 .500 4-6 .667 0-0 -
Knicks 78   John Starks 10 4 2 1 0 1 2 28 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1999
16. Supersonics 90   Gary Payton 20 4 6 2 0 1 1 30 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Warriors 71   John Starks 12 3 1 1 0 1 5 31 4-11 .364 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 1999
17. Supersonics 89   Gary Payton 24 7 11 3 1 2 3 43 8-19 .421 2-8 .250 6-8 .750
Warriors 82   John Starks 22 2 1 2 1 0 5 33 9-19 .474 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000
Mar. 19, 1999
18. Supersonics 78   Gary Payton 18 6 6 1 0 1 2 47 5-19 .263 3-10 .300 5-8 .625
Warriors 90   John Starks 20 1 6 2 0 1 1 40 8-20 .400 4-10 .400 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1999
19. Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 21 1 11 4 0 4 2 39 9-16 .563 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Warriors 108   John Starks 5 1 4 2 0 1 3 25 2-10 .200 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2001
20. Supersonics 88   Gary Payton 23 2 3 1 0 3 2 37 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
Jazz 102   John Starks 13 2 4 3 0 4 3 28 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Feb. 23, 2001
21. Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 19 5 8 2 0 5 4 42 7-17 .412 2-4 .500 3-6 .500
Jazz 96   John Starks 12 1 4 3 0 0 4 30 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Mar. 07, 2001
22. Supersonics 82   Gary Payton 10 6 7 4 1 1 1 42 3-17 .176 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 86   John Starks 9 2 7 0 0 0 0 28 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2001
23. Supersonics 74   Gary Payton 14 1 9 1 0 3 3 43 5-17 .294 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 91   John Starks 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 2001
24. Supersonics 88   Gary Payton 18 3 5 1 0 3 4 34 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Jazz 112   John Starks 11 1 1 1 0 1 3 26 5-11 .455 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 2002
25. Supersonics 80   Gary Payton 21 3 6 2 1 5 2 40 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Jazz 95   John Starks 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 27 3-9 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 2002
26. Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 24 1 7 2 0 4 2 38 8-17 .471 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Jazz 92   John Starks 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 12 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500