Rick Barry vs. Joe Fulks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Fulks 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 more than Joe Fulks, who played 8. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Joe Fulks had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Joe Fulks 8 6 1946-47 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1965-661946-47
Team San Francisco WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
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
Joe Fulks 60 - 23.2 - - - 0.4 - - - 3.3 7.9 26.0 .305 - - - 7.3 10.0 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 10 - 22.2 - - - 0.3 - - - 3.2 7.4 25.7 .288 - - - 7.4 9.4 .787

Season 2
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1966-671947-48
Team San Francisco WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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
Joe Fulks 43 - 22.1 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.8 7.6 29.3 .259 - - - 6.9 9.1 .762
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
Joe Fulks 13 - 21.7 - - - 0.2 - - - 4.2 7.1 29.2 .242 - - - 7.5 9.3 .810

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

Season 3
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1972-731948-49
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors Lost East Div 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
Joe Fulks 60 - 26.0 - - - 1.2 - - - 4.4 8.8 28.2 .313 - - - 8.4 10.6 .787
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
Joe Fulks 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1973-741949-50
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div 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 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
Joe Fulks 68 - 14.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 3.5 4.9 17.8 .278 - - - 4.3 6.2 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 2 - 7.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 5.0 2.5 13.0 .192 - - - 2.5 5.0 .500

Season 5
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1974-751950-51
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost East Div 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
Joe Fulks 66 - 18.7 - - 7.9 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.5 20.6 .316 - - - 5.7 6.7 .855
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
Joe Fulks 2 - 26.0 - - 8.0 0.5 - - - 4.5 8.0 24.5 .327 - - - 10.0 13.5 .741

Season 6
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1975-761951-52
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsWarriors Lost East Div 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
Joe Fulks 61 31.2 15.1 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 4.2 5.5 17.7 .312 - - - 4.1 5.0 .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
Joe Fulks 3 23.3 5.7 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 4.3 1.7 11.0 .152 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1976-771952-53
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
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
Joe Fulks 70 29.8 11.9 - - 5.5 2.0 - - - 4.6 4.7 13.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.3 .727
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
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
Season 1977-781953-54
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia Warriors
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
Joe Fulks 61 8.2 2.5 - - 1.7 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 3.8 .266 - - - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
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
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
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
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Rick Barry Joe Fulks
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
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
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
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------
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