Rick Barry vs. Sam Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Vincent 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, 3 more than Sam Vincent, who played 7. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Sam Vincent had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Sam Vincent 7 4 1985-86 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1965-661985-86
Team San Francisco WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Rick Barry 80 37.4 25.7 - - 10.6 2.2 - - - 3.7 9.3 21.2 .439 - - - 7.1 8.3 .862
Sam Vincent 57 7.6 3.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.1 .250 1.1 1.2 .929
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Sam Vincent 9 4.6 2.4 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.9 3.1 .286 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1966-671986-87
Team San Francisco WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Rick Barry 78 40.7 35.6 - - 9.2 3.6 - - - 3.3 13.0 28.7 .451 - - - 9.7 10.9 .884
Sam Vincent 46 8.1 3.7 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.0 .441 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 .927
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
Sam Vincent 17 8.3 4.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 3.3 .411 0.1 0.1 .500 1.6 2.1 .771

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

Season 3
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1972-731987-88
Team Golden State WarriorsSeattle Supersonics, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsBulls 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 82 37.5 22.3 - - 8.9 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.0 19.9 .452 - - - 4.4 4.8 .902
Sam Vincent 72 20.8 8.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 5.3 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.0 2.9 6.4 .456 0.1 0.3 .381 2.0 2.3 .868
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
Sam Vincent 10 25.1 10.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.4 0.8 0.1 2.7 2.3 4.1 11.0 .373 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 4
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1973-741988-89
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 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
Sam Vincent 70 24.3 9.4 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 1.8 3.9 8.1 .484 0.0 0.2 .118 1.5 1.8 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Sam Vincent 16 7.1 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 2.1 .303 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 5
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1974-751989-90
Team Golden State WarriorsOrlando Magic
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
Sam Vincent 63 26.3 11.2 0.6 2.5 3.1 5.6 1.0 0.3 2.1 1.7 4.1 9.0 .457 0.0 0.2 .071 3.0 3.4 .879
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1975-761990-91
Team Golden State WarriorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First 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 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
Sam Vincent 49 19.9 8.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.5 3.1 7.2 .431 0.1 0.4 .158 2.0 2.4 .825
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1976-771991-92
Team Golden State WarriorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 %
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
Sam Vincent 39 22.7 10.5 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.8 0.9 0.1 1.8 1.4 3.8 8.9 .430 0.0 0.3 .077 2.8 3.3 .846
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1977-78-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
Season 1978-79-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Rick Barry Sam Vincent
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------
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
Sam Vincent ------- --- ----------
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