Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Smith and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Smith 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kenny Smith
vs.
John Starks
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
20 Games played
13 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kenny Smith
10
6
4
John Starks
10
7
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 8.5 1.8 4.3 0.80.1
John Starks 15.9 2.5 4.51.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 25 5 15 21
John Starks 35 7 9 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Smith 6

games		 5

games		 8

games		 5

games		1

game
John Starks 13

games 		11

games		 10

games		 8

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 2

games		 7

games		18

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1989
1. Kings 111   Kenny Smith 16 5 7 2 1 5 1 40 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 136   John Starks 8 2 1 2 0 1 1 09 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 1989
2. Kings 142   Kenny Smith 25 4 15 2 0 5 4 45 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Warriors 117   John Starks 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 18 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 23, 1991
3. Rockets 111   Kenny Smith 19 2 7 1 0 2 2 34 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Knicks 98   John Starks 11 1 6 0 0 2 2 25 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1991
4. Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 10 4 5 0 0 5 0 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 79   John Starks 8 3 3 0 0 0 4 19 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 06, 1992
5. Rockets 85   Kenny Smith 4 1 4 0 0 3 1 27 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 102   John Starks 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1993
6. Rockets 104   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 23 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Knicks 102   John Starks 16 2 6 0 0 1 2 25 6-18 .333 1-7 .143 3-4 .750
Feb. 11, 1993
7. Rockets 95   Kenny Smith 12 0 1 2 0 1 0 26 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Knicks 125   John Starks 23 1 6 0 0 2 3 24 8-13 .615 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1993
8. Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 8 1 1 1 0 3 2 23 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Knicks 85   John Starks 35 1 5 5 0 4 2 41 13-27 .481 3-7 .429 6-7 .857
Feb. 24, 1994
9. Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 0 2 5 0 0 1 1 28 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 73   John Starks 10 2 2 0 0 2 1 25 4-15 .267 2-8 .250 0-0 -
1994 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 08, 1994
10. Rockets 85   Kenny Smith 3 2 5 1 0 2 0 25 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 78   John Starks 11 2 3 2 0 4 3 38 3-18 .167 2-8 .250 3-5 .600
Jun. 10, 1994
11. Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 25 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 91   John Starks 19 5 9 3 1 5 4 40 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Jun. 12, 1994
12. Rockets 93   Kenny Smith 10 4 0 1 0 3 0 25 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Knicks 89   John Starks 20 2 9 1 0 0 5 43 6-16 .375 3-9 .333 5-7 .714
Jun. 15, 1994
13. Rockets 82   Kenny Smith 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 19 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 91   John Starks 20 2 4 0 0 4 2 45 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 6-8 .750
Jun. 17, 1994
14. Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 6 0 5 0 0 3 1 27 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Knicks 91   John Starks 19 7 6 3 0 2 1 39 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Jun. 19, 1994
15. Rockets 86   Kenny Smith 7 1 1 0 0 2 2 27 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 84   John Starks 27 2 8 2 0 2 5 46 9-18 .500 5-9 .556 4-5 .800
Jun. 22, 1994
16. Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 11 1 2 1 0 1 3 30 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Knicks 84   John Starks 8 2 2 0 0 0 5 42 2-18 .111 0-11 .000 4-4 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1995
17. Rockets 77   Kenny Smith 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 21 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Knicks 93   John Starks 22 4 7 1 0 1 2 39 9-17 .529 3-3 1.000 1-2 .500
Feb. 19, 1995
18. Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 18 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Knicks 122   John Starks 18 2 4 0 0 1 1 32 5-13 .385 4-9 .444 4-4 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1995
19. Rockets 88   Kenny Smith 12 0 4 0 0 2 1 25 4-6 .667 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Knicks 103   John Starks 9 1 4 2 0 2 4 21 4-8 .500 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1996
20. Rockets 74   Kenny Smith 16 4 9 2 0 5 2 39 5-14 .357 1-7 .143 5-5 1.000
Knicks 83   John Starks 21 5 4 2 0 2 3 39 8-14 .571 2-6 .333 3-5 .600
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