Rick Barry vs. Erick Strickland Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Erick Strickland and Rick Barry, 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.

Rick Barry played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Erick Strickland, who played 9. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Erick Strickland had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Rick Barry 10 7 1965-66 to 1979-80
Erick Strickland 9 3 1996-97 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1965-661996-97
Team San Francisco WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Rick Barry 80 37.4 25.7 - - 10.6 2.2 - - - 3.7 9.3 21.2 .439 - - - 7.1 8.3 .862
Erick Strickland 28 27.1 10.6 0.8 2.5 3.2 2.4 1.0 0.2 2.4 2.7 3.6 9.1 .398 1.0 3.3 .304 2.3 2.9 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1966-671997-98
Team San Francisco WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Rick Barry 78 40.7 35.6 - - 9.2 3.6 - - - 3.3 13.0 28.7 .451 - - - 9.7 10.9 .884
Erick Strickland 67 22.5 7.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.1 3.0 8.3 .357 0.7 2.4 .294 1.0 1.3 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 15 40.9 34.7 - - 7.5 3.9 - - - 3.3 13.1 32.6 .403 - - - 8.5 10.5 .809
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------

Note: Rick Barry didn't play in 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 and 1971-72.

Season 3
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1972-731998-99
Team Golden State WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 %
Rick Barry 82 37.5 22.3 - - 8.9 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.0 19.9 .452 - - - 4.4 4.8 .902
Erick Strickland 33 17.2 7.5 0.4 2.2 2.5 1.9 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.7 6.7 .403 0.5 1.8 .305 1.6 2.0 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 11 26.5 16.4 - - 4.9 2.2 - - - 3.7 5.9 14.9 .396 - - - 4.5 5.0 .909
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1973-741999-00
Team Golden State WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Rick Barry 80 36.5 25.1 1.3 5.5 6.8 6.1 2.1 0.5 - 3.3 10.0 21.8 .456 - - - 5.2 5.8 .899
Erick Strickland 68 29.8 12.8 1.0 3.7 4.8 3.1 1.5 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.6 10.7 .433 1.1 2.7 .392 2.4 2.9 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1974-752000-01
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks, Vancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Rick Barry 80 40.4 30.6 1.2 4.6 5.7 6.2 2.9 0.4 - 2.8 12.9 27.7 .464 - - - 4.9 5.5 .904
Erick Strickland 50 16.6 5.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.9 0.9 0.0 1.0 1.8 1.6 5.3 .303 0.6 1.9 .316 1.4 1.6 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 17 42.7 28.2 1.3 4.2 5.5 6.1 2.9 0.9 - 3.0 11.1 25.1 .444 - - - 5.9 6.5 .918
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1975-762001-02
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Rick Barry 81 38.5 21.0 0.9 5.2 6.1 6.1 2.5 0.3 - 2.7 8.7 20.0 .435 - - - 3.5 3.8 .923
Erick Strickland 79 20.8 7.7 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.2 1.8 2.4 6.2 .389 1.2 3.1 .385 1.7 2.0 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 13 40.9 24.0 1.5 4.9 6.5 6.5 2.9 1.1 - 3.1 9.7 22.2 .436 - - - 4.6 5.2 .882
Erick Strickland 12 9.9 2.9 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 0.9 3.3 .282 0.3 1.7 .200 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 7
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1976-772002-03
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Rick Barry 79 36.8 21.8 0.9 4.4 5.3 6.0 2.2 0.7 - 2.5 8.6 19.6 .440 - - - 4.5 5.0 .916
Erick Strickland 71 18.0 6.5 0.3 1.7 2.0 2.9 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.3 5.4 .429 0.9 2.3 .388 1.0 1.2 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 10 41.5 28.4 2.5 3.4 5.9 4.7 1.7 0.7 - 3.2 12.2 26.2 .466 - - - 4.0 4.4 .909
Erick Strickland 5 8.2 4.2 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.8 .429 0.2 1.0 .200 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 8
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1977-782003-04
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Rick Barry 82 36.9 23.1 0.9 4.6 5.5 5.4 1.9 0.5 2.7 2.3 9.3 20.6 .451 - - - 4.6 5.0 .924
Erick Strickland 43 13.3 5.4 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.1 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 4.6 .403 0.7 1.5 .439 1.0 1.2 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Erick Strickland 3 13.3 4.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 4.0 .417 0.0 1.7 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 9
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1978-792004-05
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Rick Barry 80 32.1 13.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 6.3 1.2 0.5 2.5 2.4 5.8 12.5 .461 - - - 2.0 2.1 .947
Erick Strickland 62 16.4 4.9 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.7 1.8 4.9 .375 0.3 1.3 .253 0.8 1.0 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 2 32.5 12.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 12.5 .320 - - - 4.0 4.0 1.000
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Rick Barry Erick Strickland
Season 1979-80-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Rick Barry 72 25.2 12.0 0.7 2.5 3.3 3.7 1.1 0.4 2.1 2.5 4.5 10.7 .422 1.0 3.1 .330 2.0 2.1 .935
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry 6 13.2 5.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.8 2.0 5.5 .364 0.5 2.0 .250 1.0 1.0 1.000
Erick Strickland ------- --- ----------
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