Rick Barry vs. Torrey Craig Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Torrey Craig 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 Torrey Craig, who played 7. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Torrey Craig had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Torrey Craig 7 5 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1965-662017-18
Team San Francisco WarriorsDenver Nuggets
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
Torrey Craig 39 16.1 4.2 1.0 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.6 1.6 3.5 .453 0.4 1.5 .293 0.6 0.9 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1966-672018-19
Team San Francisco WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 78 40.7 35.6 - - 9.2 3.6 - - - 3.3 13.0 28.7 .451 - - - 9.7 10.9 .884
Torrey Craig 75 20.0 5.7 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.1 4.8 .442 0.8 2.5 .324 0.7 0.9 .700
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
Torrey Craig 14 23.6 6.6 1.5 3.6 5.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.7 2.4 4.9 .478 1.2 2.6 .472 0.6 1.1 .563

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

Season 3

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Rick Barry 82 37.5 22.3 - - 8.9 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.0 19.9 .452 - - - 4.4 4.8 .902
Torrey Craig 58 18.5 5.4 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 4.6 .461 0.8 2.4 .326 0.4 0.6 .611
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
Torrey Craig 19 19.7 4.5 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 2.3 1.7 4.1 .423 0.6 2.2 .262 0.5 0.7 .692

Season 4

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsMilwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Torrey Craig 50 16.1 5.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.5 .480 0.8 2.1 .368 0.3 0.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig 22 12.1 4.0 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.4 .427 0.7 1.7 .405 0.4 0.6 .615

Season 5

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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
Torrey Craig 78 20.5 6.6 1.1 2.9 4.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.6 5.7 .454 1.0 3.0 .329 0.5 0.7 .750
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
Torrey Craig 9 7.7 2.2 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.4 .364 0.3 1.1 .300 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 6

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsSuns 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 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
Torrey Craig 79 24.7 7.4 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 2.3 2.9 6.3 .456 1.3 3.2 .395 0.4 0.6 .711
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
Torrey Craig 11 16.6 6.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.1 .578 1.0 2.3 .440 0.7 0.8 .889

Season 7

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsChicago Bulls
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
Torrey Craig 53 19.8 5.7 1.3 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.0 4.7 .430 1.1 2.9 .392 0.5 0.7 .750
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
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
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
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
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
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------
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
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Rick Barry Torrey Craig
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
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------
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
Torrey Craig ------- --- ----------