Steve Kerr vs. John Starks Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Starks and Steve Kerr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Steve Kerr played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than John Starks, who played 13. Steve Kerr had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while John Starks had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Steve Kerr |
15 |
11 |
1988-89 to 2002-03 |
John Starks |
13 |
9 |
1988-89 to 2001-02 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Steve Kerr |
John Starks |
Season |
1988-89 | 1988-89 |
Team |
Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
26 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.435 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.471 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
John Starks |
36 |
8.8 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.408 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.385 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Starks didn't play in 1989-90.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
78 |
21.3 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.444 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.507 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.863 |
John Starks |
61 |
19.2 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
.439 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.290 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.752 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
5 |
14.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
John Starks |
3 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
57 |
15.9 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.444 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.452 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.849 |
John Starks |
82 |
25.8 |
13.9 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.449 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.348 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
12 |
24.6 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
.374 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
.239 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.808 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
48 |
17.6 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.511 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.432 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.833 |
John Starks |
80 |
31.0 |
17.5 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
15.0 |
.428 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
.321 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
12 |
12.4 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.439 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.273 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
John Starks |
15 |
38.3 |
16.5 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.3 |
.440 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.373 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.717 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
52 |
9.3 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.231 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.917 |
John Starks |
59 |
34.9 |
19.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
16.6 |
.420 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.335 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.754 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
25 |
33.6 |
14.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
11.6 |
.381 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.356 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.770 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
24.8 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.497 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.419 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.856 |
John Starks |
80 |
34.1 |
15.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
13.3 |
.395 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
.355 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.737 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
18.6 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.361 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.375 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
John Starks |
11 |
34.5 |
15.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
11.7 |
.450 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.411 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.619 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
22.4 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.527 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.524 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.778 |
John Starks |
81 |
30.8 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
10.4 |
.443 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.361 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.753 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
19.3 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
.475 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.421 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
John Starks |
8 |
39.3 |
16.0 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.448 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.467 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.744 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
23.4 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
.506 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.515 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
.929 |
John Starks |
77 |
26.5 |
13.8 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
11.1 |
.431 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.369 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.769 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
18 |
19.8 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.448 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.321 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.871 |
John Starks |
9 |
28.3 |
14.0 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.444 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
.317 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
82 |
22.7 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.533 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.464 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.806 |
John Starks |
82 |
26.7 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
.393 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.327 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.787 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
19 |
17.9 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.429 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.381 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
.929 |
John Starks |
10 |
31.4 |
16.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
12.5 |
.472 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.424 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
50 |
22.4 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.454 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.438 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.918 |
John Starks |
50 |
33.7 |
13.8 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
14.6 |
.370 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
.290 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
21 |
19.8 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.434 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.463 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.818 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
44 |
16.7 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.391 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.313 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.886 |
John Starks |
37 |
32.2 |
13.9 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
14.6 |
.375 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.345 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.847 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
11 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.267 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.231 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.833 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
32 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.432 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.516 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.818 |
John Starks |
75 |
28.3 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
9.1 |
.398 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.352 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Starks |
3 |
12.0 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.333 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
55 |
11.8 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.421 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.933 |
John Starks |
66 |
14.1 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.368 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.305 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.805 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
9 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.480 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
John Starks |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
65 |
11.9 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.394 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.975 |
John Starks |
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- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
3 |
13.0 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.429 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.250 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.000 |
John Starks |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
75 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.430 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.395 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.882 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Kerr |
10 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.636 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |
John Starks |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |