Rick Barry vs. Chauncey Billups Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chauncey Billups 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, 7 less than Chauncey Billups, who played 17. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Chauncey Billups had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1965-661997-98
Team San Francisco WarriorsBoston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
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
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1966-671998-99
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 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
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
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
Chauncey Billups ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1972-731999-00
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
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
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
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
Chauncey Billups ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1973-742000-01
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 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
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1974-752001-02
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves 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 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
Chauncey Billups 82 28.7 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.1 4.2 10.0 .423 1.5 3.8 .394 2.5 2.9 .885
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
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0 4.7 7.7 17.0 .451 2.0 5.0 .400 4.7 6.7 .700

Season 6

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1975-762002-03
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsPistons 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
Chauncey Billups 74 31.4 16.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.9 11.8 .421 2.0 5.1 .392 4.3 4.9 .878
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
Chauncey Billups 14 34.6 18.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.7 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.7 5.1 13.6 .374 1.9 6.0 .310 6.0 6.4 .933

Season 7

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1976-772003-04
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 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
Chauncey Billups 78 35.4 16.9 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 5.0 12.8 .394 1.7 4.3 .388 5.2 5.9 .878
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
Chauncey Billups 23 38.4 16.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.9 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.8 12.4 .385 1.6 4.7 .346 5.3 5.9 .890

Season 8

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1977-782004-05
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Chauncey Billups 80 35.8 16.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 5.1 11.4 .442 2.1 4.8 .426 4.3 4.8 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 25 39.5 18.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.5 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.8 13.6 .428 1.8 5.0 .349 5.3 6.0 .893

Season 9

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1978-792005-06
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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 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
Chauncey Billups 81 36.1 18.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 8.6 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.0 5.2 12.5 .418 2.3 5.2 .433 5.7 6.4 .894
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
Chauncey Billups 18 39.2 17.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.5 1.2 0.1 2.4 2.4 5.2 12.7 .406 1.8 5.2 .340 5.8 6.4 .905

Season 10

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season 1979-802006-07
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisPistons 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 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
Chauncey Billups 70 36.2 17.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 7.2 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.3 5.0 11.6 .427 1.6 4.5 .345 5.5 6.2 .883
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
Chauncey Billups 16 40.6 18.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 5.7 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.3 12.1 .435 2.2 5.6 .389 5.9 7.1 .832

Season 11

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2007-08
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 78 32.3 17.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.8 1.3 0.2 2.1 1.7 5.0 11.2 .448 1.8 4.4 .401 5.1 5.6 .918
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 15 32.0 16.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 4.6 11.5 .401 1.6 4.3 .375 5.3 6.3 .832

Season 12

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2008-09
Team -Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 79 35.3 17.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.4 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.0 5.2 12.4 .418 2.1 5.0 .408 5.3 5.8 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 16 38.7 20.6 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.4 5.6 12.3 .457 2.8 5.9 .468 6.6 7.3 .906

Season 13

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2009-10
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 73 34.1 19.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.1 5.5 13.2 .418 2.2 5.6 .386 6.4 7.0 .910
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 6 34.5 20.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 6.3 1.0 0.5 3.0 4.0 6.2 13.8 .446 1.8 5.2 .355 6.2 7.0 .881

Season 14

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2010-11
Team -Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 72 32.1 16.8 0.3 2.3 2.6 5.4 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.0 4.7 11.0 .427 2.0 5.0 .402 5.3 5.8 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 1 35.0 10.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 11.0 .273 2.0 6.0 .333 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 15

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2011-12
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 20 30.4 15.0 0.2 2.3 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.2 1.9 2.0 4.2 11.4 .364 2.4 6.3 .384 4.3 4.8 .895
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2012-13
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers 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 ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 22 19.0 8.4 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.0 1.2 1.1 2.4 6.0 .402 1.5 4.1 .367 2.0 2.2 .938
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 6 19.2 6.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.7 1.8 6.0 .306 1.0 2.8 .353 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 17

Rick Barry Chauncey Billups
Season -2013-14
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups 19 16.3 3.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.2 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.2 .304 0.7 2.5 .292 0.5 0.6 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Chauncey Billups ------- --- ----------