Rick Barry vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith 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, 5 more than Aaron Nesmith, who played 5. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Aaron Nesmith had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 achievements, 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
Aaron Nesmith 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Barry Aaron Nesmith
Season 1965-662020-21
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 PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+34+22.9+21.0+7.8+1.7-1.8+7.6+17.3+.001+6.6+7.7+.076
Aaron Nesmith 46 14.5 4.7 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.9 .438 0.9 2.3 .370 0.5 0.6 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rick Barry DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Nesmith 5 15.0 3.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.6 .278 0.8 2.8 .286 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Rick Barry Aaron Nesmith
Season 1966-672021-22
Team San Francisco WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+26+29.7+31.8+7.5+3.2-2.0+11.6+25.2+.055+9.3+10.4+.076
Aaron Nesmith 52 11.0 3.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.5 .396 0.6 2.2 .270 0.4 0.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+37.4+33.9+6.5+3.7-2.9+12.8+31.5+.168+8.3+10.2+.059
Aaron Nesmith 15 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 .235 0.1 0.7 .091 0.2 0.3 .750

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

Season 3
Rick Barry Aaron Nesmith
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+12.6+12.2+5.1+3.6-0.2+5.5+11.8+.025+2.8+2.9+.064
Aaron Nesmith 73 24.9 10.1 0.8 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 3.2 3.5 8.1 .427 1.6 4.3 .366 1.6 1.9 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Aaron Nesmith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Rick Barry Aaron Nesmith
Season 1973-742023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+8.8+12.9+0.4+2.6+3.0+4.6+1.2+0.2+5.6+13.0+.040+3.7+3.9+.118
Aaron Nesmith 72 27.7 12.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 3.3 4.4 8.8 .496 1.9 4.6 .419 1.5 1.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rick Barry DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Nesmith 17 32.9 10.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.9 3.6 8.3 .433 1.3 4.6 .278 2.0 2.2 .919

Season 5
Rick Barry Aaron Nesmith
Season 1974-752024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+35+15.4+18.6+0.4+1.5+1.7+5.0+2.1-0.3+8.6+19.3+.043+3.3+3.7+.009
Aaron Nesmith 45 25.0 12.0 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.5 4.3 8.4 .507 1.9 4.3 .431 1.6 1.8 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+14.4+15.5+0.1+0.3+0.2+5.0+2.0+0.1-1.1+6.8+15.9+.028+4.6+4.9+.057
Aaron Nesmith 23 28.3 12.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 4.1 4.3 9.2 .472 2.6 5.3 .492 1.3 1.6 .861

Additional Years

* Rick Barry played 5 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 1976 to 1980—Rick Barry played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Rick Barry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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