Danny Ainge vs John Starks

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Danny Ainge and John Starks compared on their NBA careers: Danny Ainge played 14 seasons, 1981-82 to 1994-95, John Starks 13 seasons, 1988-89 to 2001-02. Danny Ainge averaged 11.5 points a game to John Starks's 12.5. They have faced each other 8 times: Danny Ainge's team won 5, John Starks's 3. Danny Ainge won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Danny Ainge leads in 6 of the 7 lines, John Starks in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Danny Ainge and John Starks career per game

1,042	GP	866
26.6	MIN	27.2
11.5	PTS	12.5, better
2.7, better	REB	2.5
4, better	AST	3.6
1.1	STL	1.1
0.1	BLK	0.1
46.9, better	FG%	41.2
37.8, better	3P%	34
84.6, better	FT%	76.9
55.5, better	TS%	51.3

Danny Ainge vs John Starks head to head

They have faced each other 8 times: Danny Ainge's team won 5, John Starks's 3.

Danny Ainge and John Starks, record against each other
Games	Played	Danny Ainge won	John Starks won
Regular season	8	5, better	3

Danny Ainge and John Starks, averages in their games against each other

11.0	PTS	13.1, better
2.4	REB	2.6, better
2.1	AST	4.1, better
23.1	MIN	27.4

Every game against each other

Danny Ainge vs John Starks, every game

Jan 29, 1995	PHX at NY	L 107-88	22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN	22 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 45 MIN
Dec 16, 1994	NY at PHX	W 106-85	5 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 8 MIN	11 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN
Feb 27, 1994	NY at PHX	W 92-78	11 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN	18 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 23, 1993	NY at PHX	W 121-92	3 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 14 MIN	4 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 20 MIN
Jan 18, 1993	PHX at NY	L 106-103	23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 32 MIN	21 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 29, 1992	NY at POR	L 107-96	12 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 27 MIN	15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 23 MIN
Jan 15, 1992	POR at NY	W 96-91	2 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 20 MIN	10 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 20 MIN
Dec 26, 1990	POR at NY	W 108-92	10 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 19 MIN	4 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 14 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Danny Ainge and John Starks career totals

11,964, better	PTS	10,829
2,768, better	REB	2,129
4,199, better	AST	3,085
1,133, better	STL	951
132, better	BLK	106
46.9, better	FG%	41.2
37.8, better	3P%	34
84.6, better	FT%	76.9
55.5, better	TS%	51.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Danny Ainge and John Starks postseason

193	GP	96
26.1	MIN	31.6
9.9	PTS	14.2, better
2.3	REB	2.8, better
3.4	AST	4.1, better
0.9	STL	1.3, better
0.1	BLK	0.1
45.6, better	FG%	42.1
39.7, better	3P%	37.1
82.9, better	FT%	75.9
55	TS%	55.2, better

Where each stands all time

Danny Ainge and John Starks all-time places

278th (11,964), better	Points	—
112th (4,199), better	Assists	207th (3,085)
187th (1,002)	3-pointers made	110th (1,222), better
114th (1,133), better	Steals	183rd (951)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Danny Ainge and John Starks titles and awards

2, better	Championships	—
—	All-Defensive Second Team	1, better
—	Sixth Man of the Year	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Danny Ainge and John Starks season by season

1st	1981-82	4.1	1.1	1.6, better	1988-89	4.1	1.1	0.8
2nd	1982-83	9.9, better	2.7, better	3.1	1990-91	7.6	2.1	3.3, better
3rd	1983-84	5.4	1.6	2.3	1991-92	13.9, better	2.3, better	3.4, better
4th	1984-85	12.9	3.6, better	5.3, better	1992-93	17.5, better	2.6	5.1
5th	1985-86	10.7	2.9	5.1	1993-94	19.0, better	3.1, better	5.9, better
6th	1986-87	14.8	3.4, better	5.6, better	1994-95	15.3, better	2.7	5.1
7th	1987-88	15.7, better	3.1, better	6.2, better	1995-96	12.6	2.9	3.9
8th	1988-89	17.5, better	3.5, better	5.5, better	1996-97	13.8	2.7	2.8
9th	1989-90	17.9, better	4.3, better	6.0, better	1997-98	12.9	2.8	2.7
10th	1990-91	11.1	2.6	3.6	1998-99	13.8, better	3.3, better	4.7, better
11th	1991-92	9.7	1.8	2.5	1999-00	13.9, better	2.7, better	4.9, better
12th	1992-93	11.8, better	2.7, better	3.3, better	2000-01	9.3	2.1	2.4
13th	1993-94	8.9, better	1.9, better	2.6, better	2001-02	4.4	1.0	1.1
14th	1994-95	7.7	1.5	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST