John Starks career steals
951Career Regular Season
John Starks has recorded 951 steals over 13 regular seasons, 212th among 3,488 NBA players on file.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1988-89 |  GS | 146 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 40.8 | 38.5 | 65.4 | 49.4 |
| 1990-91 |  NY | 466 | 131 | 204 | 59 | 17 | 43.9 | 29.0 | 75.2 | 51.1 |
| 1991-92 | NY | 1,139 | 191 | 276 | 103 | 18 | 44.9 | 34.8 | 77.8 | 55.0 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 1,397 | 204 | 404 | 91 | 12 | 42.8 | 32.1 | 79.5 | 51.9 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 1,120 | 185 | 348 | 95 | 6 | 42.0 | 33.5 | 75.4 | 51.6 |
| 1994-95 | NY | 1,223 | 219 | 411 | 92 | 4 | 39.5 | 35.5 | 73.7 | 52.6 |
| 1995-96 | NY | 1,024 | 237 | 315 | 103 | 11 | 44.3 | 36.1 | 75.3 | 55.5 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 1,061 | 205 | 217 | 90 | 11 | 43.1 | 36.9 | 76.9 | 55.5 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 1,059 | 230 | 219 | 78 | 5 | 39.3 | 32.7 | 78.7 | 50.4 |
| 1998-99 | GS | 690 | 163 | 235 | 69 | 5 | 37.0 | 29.0 | 74.0 | 44.7 |
| 1999-00 |  GS/CHI | 515 | 101 | 181 | 42 | 4 | 37.5 | 34.5 | 84.7 | 45.3 |
| 2000-01 |  UTAH | 699 | 154 | 178 | 73 | 10 | 39.8 | 35.2 | 80.2 | 47.6 |
| 2001-02 | UTAH | 290 | 68 | 70 | 33 | 0 | 36.8 | 30.5 | 80.5 | 44.2 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%
- Best season on file: 103 in 1991-92.
- Most recent: 33 in 2001-02.
Sum of 13 regular seasons, 1988-89 through 2001-02. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 23, 2026.