Dick Barnett vs. Seth Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Seth Curry and Dick Barnett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Dick Barnett played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Seth Curry, who played 10. Dick Barnett had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Seth Curry had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Dick Barnett 14 11 1959-60 to 1973-74
Seth Curry 10 5 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1959-602013-14
Team Syracuse NationalsMemphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Dick Barnett 57 21.7 12.4 - - 2.7 2.8 - - - 1.7 5.1 12.3 .412 - - - 2.2 3.2 .711
Seth Curry 2 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 3 21.3 10.0 - - 4.7 1.3 - - - 1.3 4.0 12.7 .316 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1960-612014-15
Team Syracuse NationalsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Dick Barnett 78 26.5 16.9 - - 3.6 2.8 - - - 2.2 6.9 15.3 .452 - - - 3.1 4.3 .712
Seth Curry 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 8 28.3 15.5 - - 4.5 1.5 - - - 3.1 6.1 14.0 .438 - - - 3.3 4.5 .722
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Note: Dick Barnett didn't play in 1961-62.

Season 3
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1962-632015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Dick Barnett 80 31.8 18.0 - - 3.0 2.8 - - - 2.4 6.8 14.5 .471 - - - 4.3 5.3 .815
Seth Curry 44 15.7 6.8 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.3 5.1 .455 1.1 2.5 .450 1.0 1.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 13 28.5 16.8 - - 2.9 1.6 - - - 2.7 5.5 11.6 .470 - - - 5.9 7.5 .794
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1963-642016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Dick Barnett 78 33.6 18.4 - - 3.2 3.1 - - - 3.0 6.9 15.3 .452 - - - 4.5 5.8 .773
Seth Curry 70 29.0 12.8 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.8 4.8 10.0 .481 2.0 4.6 .425 1.2 1.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 5 30.8 13.8 - - 1.6 3.4 - - - 3.2 4.2 10.4 .404 - - - 5.4 6.4 .844
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Note: Seth Curry didn't play in 2017-18.

Season 5
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1964-652018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 74 27.4 13.8 - - 2.7 2.1 - - - 2.8 5.1 12.3 .413 - - - 3.6 4.6 .799
Seth Curry 74 18.9 7.9 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.3 2.9 6.3 .456 1.5 3.4 .450 0.6 0.7 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 10 28.7 17.5 - - 3.0 3.3 - - - 2.5 7.2 15.0 .480 - - - 3.1 3.9 .795
Seth Curry 16 20.4 5.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.1 .366 1.3 3.3 .404 0.6 0.7 .818

Season 6
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1965-662019-20
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 75 34.5 23.1 - - 4.1 3.5 - - - 3.1 8.4 17.9 .469 - - - 6.2 8.1 .772
Seth Curry 64 24.6 12.4 0.4 1.8 2.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.8 4.4 9.0 .495 2.3 5.0 .452 1.3 1.5 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett ------- --- ----------
Seth Curry 6 28.8 12.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 5.2 8.8 .585 1.7 3.5 .476 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 7
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1966-672020-21
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 67 29.4 17.0 - - 3.4 2.4 - - - 2.8 6.8 14.2 .478 - - - 3.4 4.4 .783
Seth Curry 57 28.7 12.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.7 4.5 9.7 .467 2.2 4.9 .450 1.2 1.4 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett ------- --- ----------
Seth Curry 12 31.8 18.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 2.8 7.1 12.3 .578 3.4 6.8 .506 1.3 1.6 .789

Season 8
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1967-682021-22
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 81 30.7 18.0 - - 2.9 3.0 - - - 2.7 6.9 14.3 .482 - - - 4.2 5.4 .780
Seth Curry 64 33.3 15.0 0.3 2.8 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 5.6 11.5 .487 2.5 5.8 .422 1.3 1.5 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 6 35.2 23.8 - - 4.5 3.5 - - - 4.0 10.2 19.5 .521 - - - 3.5 4.8 .724
Seth Curry 4 33.0 14.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.8 0.8 3.8 5.5 9.8 .564 3.0 5.8 .522 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 9
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1968-692022-23
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 82 36.0 17.6 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 2.9 6.9 14.9 .463 - - - 3.8 4.9 .774
Seth Curry 61 19.9 9.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.4 7.4 .463 1.5 3.8 .405 0.8 0.9 .927
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 10 40.2 16.7 - - 3.5 2.7 - - - 3.2 6.5 16.3 .399 - - - 3.7 5.4 .685
Seth Curry 3 19.3 8.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 3.3 6.3 .526 1.0 3.0 .333 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 10
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1969-702023-24
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dick Barnett 82 33.8 14.9 - - 2.7 3.6 - - - 2.7 6.0 12.7 .475 - - - 2.8 4.0 .714
Seth Curry 44 14.0 5.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.8 4.6 .392 0.9 2.5 .352 0.6 0.7 .903
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 19 37.6 16.9 - - 2.1 3.4 - - - 3.4 6.9 14.7 .468 - - - 3.1 4.0 .776
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1970-71-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 82 34.7 15.5 - - 2.9 2.7 - - - 2.8 6.6 14.4 .456 - - - 2.4 3.4 .694
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 12 37.9 19.5 - - 3.2 3.0 - - - 2.8 7.9 16.6 .477 - - - 3.7 5.3 .698
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1971-72-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 79 28.6 12.2 - - 1.9 2.5 - - - 2.9 5.1 11.6 .437 - - - 2.1 2.7 .753
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 12 10.9 4.3 - - 0.7 0.8 - - - 1.6 1.9 4.1 .469 - - - 0.4 1.0 .417
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1972-73-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 51 10.1 3.8 - - 0.8 1.0 - - - 1.0 1.7 4.4 .389 - - - 0.3 0.6 .533
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett 4 4.3 1.5 - - 0 0.5 - - - 1.3 0.8 1.5 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Dick Barnett Seth Curry
Season 1973-74-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Dick Barnett 5 11.6 4.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.4 2.0 5.2 .385 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Barnett ------- --- ----------
Seth Curry ------- --- ----------
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