Rick Barry vs. Tom Hammonds Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Hammonds 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, 2 less than Tom Hammonds, who played 12. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Tom Hammonds had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Tom Hammonds 12 5 1989-90 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1965-661989-90
Team San Francisco WarriorsWashington Bullets
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
Tom Hammonds 61 13.2 5.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 2.1 4.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1966-671990-91
Team San Francisco WarriorsWashington Bullets
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
Tom Hammonds 70 14.6 5.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.2 4.8 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .722
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1972-731991-92
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Bullets
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
Tom Hammonds 37 26.6 11.9 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 3.2 5.3 10.8 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.2 .610
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1973-741992-93
Team Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets
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
Tom Hammonds 54 13.2 4.6 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 1.9 4.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1974-751993-94
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West 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 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
Tom Hammonds 74 11.9 4.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .683
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
Tom Hammonds 8 6.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .833

Season 6

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1975-761994-95
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
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
Tom Hammonds 70 13.7 5.9 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.0 3.7 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .746
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
Tom Hammonds 3 14.7 6.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 4.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 2.0 .333

Season 7

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1976-771995-96
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
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
Tom Hammonds 71 14.7 4.8 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.9 1.8 3.8 .474 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .765
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
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1977-781996-97
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards 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 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
Tom Hammonds 81 21.7 6.2 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.4 4.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1978-791997-98
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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 %
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
Tom Hammonds 57 20.0 6.1 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.2 2.2 4.3 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .697
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
Tom Hammonds 5 22.4 7.2 2.0 2.4 4.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8 3.6 2.4 5.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 10

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season 1979-801998-99
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
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
Tom Hammonds 49 14.6 4.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.8 1.7 3.7 .458 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .640
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
Tom Hammonds 4 4.8 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 11

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season -1999-00
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 56 6.6 2.1 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.7 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Rick Barry Tom Hammonds
Season -2000-01
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds 7 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.4 1.4 .300 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Tom Hammonds ------- --- ----------