Rick Barry vs. Purvis Short Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Purvis Short 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.
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, 2 less than Purvis Short, who played 12. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Purvis Short had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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 |
Purvis Short |
12 |
3 |
1978-79 to 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 |
% |
Rick Barry |
78 |
40.7 |
35.6 |
- |
- |
9.2 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
13.0 |
28.7 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
10.9 |
.884 |
Purvis Short |
62 |
26.4 |
17.0 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
14.8 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.812 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Rick Barry didn't play in 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 and 1971-72.
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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 |
Purvis Short |
79 |
29.2 |
16.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
14.6 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.176 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.820 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 4 |
|
Rick Barry |
Purvis Short |
Season |
1973-74 | 1981-82 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
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 |
% |
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 |
Purvis Short |
76 |
23.4 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
12.3 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.214 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
67 |
35.8 |
21.4 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
18.0 |
.487 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.267 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.828 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
79 |
37.3 |
22.8 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
19.1 |
.473 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.306 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.793 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
78 |
39.5 |
28.0 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
10.5 |
22.8 |
.460 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.313 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
.817 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
64 |
37.9 |
25.5 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
9.9 |
20.5 |
.482 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.306 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
34 |
27.9 |
18.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.235 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.856 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
10 |
25.3 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
12.3 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.889 |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
81 |
24.1 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
12.2 |
.481 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.858 |
|
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 |
Purvis Short |
4 |
17.8 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
.269 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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 |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
65 |
17.8 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.413 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.273 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
4 |
9.3 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.381 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.600 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
82 |
27.0 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.835 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |