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John Starks
John Starks advanced stats and career rankings
49.6 average league finish
1,120 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
John Starks ranks #813 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #39.3. His full-career value ranks #407, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore John Starks's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How John Starks ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
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Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite55.3
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 55.3
- Qualified seasons
- 12
- All-time rank
- #813
Strongest seasons
Every season
John Starks advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 36 | 66 | 929 | -6.02 | 0.6 | #322 | -70.3 | 1st | Established |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 35 | 75 | 2,122 | -3.39 | 15.6 | #277 | -55.3 | 5th | Strong |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/GSW | 34 | 37 | 1,190 | -0.42 | 50.9 | #158 | 37.3 | 48th | Strong |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 33 | 50 | 1,686 | +1.53 | 76.8 | #65 | 110.2 | 83rd | Strong |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 32 | 82 | 2,188 | +0.45 | 66.9 | #106 | 98.6 | 73rd | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 77 | 2,042 | +1.54 | 79.7 | #65 | 136.2 | 79th | Strong |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 81 | 2,491 | +0.86 | 72.0 | #92 | 135.3 | 76th | Strong |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 80 | 2,725 | +0.70 | 70.2 | #93 | 140.0 | 78th | Strong |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 28 | 59 | 2,057 | +1.67 | 84.9 | #45 | 145.9 | 80th | Strong |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 27 | 80 | 2,477 | +2.17 | 86.8 | #40 | 203.5 | 86th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 26 | 82 | 2,118 | +2.35 | 88.9 | #33 | 178.5 | 83rd | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 25 | 61 | 1,173 | +1.04 | 75.6 | #72 | 70.5 | 63rd | Strong |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | GSW | 23 | 36 | 316 | -3.51 | — | — | -10.7 | — | Limited |
Career movement
John Starks's career impact by season
Peak +2.35 in 1991–92 · 13 seasons · 23,514 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’90
Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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