Rick Barry vs. Earl Cureton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Cureton 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.
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 Earl Cureton, who played 12. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Earl Cureton had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 |
Earl Cureton |
12 |
7 |
1980-81 to 1996-97 |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
52 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.516 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
9 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
66 |
14.5 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.543 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
12 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.317 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
Note: Rick Barry didn't play in 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 and 1971-72.
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
73 |
13.5 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.419 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.493 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
5 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
73 |
12.4 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.525 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
5 |
18.6 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
81 |
20.3 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.569 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
9 |
14.8 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.556 |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
80 |
25.2 |
8.6 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
7.1 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
.555 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
4 |
31.5 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
7.8 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
78 |
25.3 |
7.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.539 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
69 |
16.3 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.524 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
82 |
25.0 |
6.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.537 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Earl Cureton didn't play in 1989-90.
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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 |
Earl Cureton |
9 |
17.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
|
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 |
Earl Cureton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Earl Cureton didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
2 |
15.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
10 |
10.0 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
Note: Earl Cureton didn't play in 1994-95 and 1995-96.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
9 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rick Barry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Earl Cureton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |