Rick Barry vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley 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, 6 more than Evan Mobley, who played 4. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Evan Mobley | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Rick Barry | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 1965-66 | 2021-22 |
| Team | San Francisco Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA First Team | - |
| Rookie of the Year | - | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.6 | +10.7 | +2.3 | +0.3 | -1.6 | +3.2 | +9.2 | +.069 | +4.7 | +4.6 | +.199 | ||||||||
| Evan Mobley | 69 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.0 | .508 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .663 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Rick Barry nor Evan Mobley played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Rick Barry | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 1966-67 | 2022-23 |
| Team | San Francisco Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| Scoring Leader | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Warriors Lost NBA Finals | Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +6.3 | +19.4 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -0.5 | +6.4 | +16.7 | +.103 | +7.1 | +7.1 | +.210 | ||||||||
| Evan Mobley | 79 | 34.4 | 16.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 12.0 | .554 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .216 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .674 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +10 | +3.3 | +24.9 | +2.5 | +1.9 | -0.7 | +8.7 | +23.0 | +.055 | +7.5 | +8.9 | +.184 | ||||||||
| Evan Mobley | 5 | 37.6 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .625 |
Note: Rick Barry didn't play in 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 and 1971-72.
Season 3 |
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| Rick Barry | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 1972-73 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Warriors Lost West Conf Finals | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +32 | +6.9 | +6.6 | +0.5 | +1.7 | -0.3 | +2.6 | +8.9 | +.128 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +.183 | ||||||||
| Evan Mobley | 50 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 11.0 | .580 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .373 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .719 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +8.7 | +0.4 | +4.4 | +0.1 | -0.9 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +.159 | +2.4 | +2.0 | +.215 | ||||||||
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 35.2 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 12.2 | .555 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .278 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .694 |
Season 4 |
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| Rick Barry | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 1973-74 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| - | All-NBA Second Team | |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| - | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +6.0 | +6.6 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +1.2 | +1.1 | -1.3 | +2.9 | +9.0 | +.101 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +.174 | ||||
| Evan Mobley | 71 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 12.8 | .557 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .370 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .725 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Rick Barry | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evan Mobley | 8 | 32.1 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 | .586 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .452 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .840 |
Additional Years |
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* Rick Barry played 6 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 1975 to 1980—Rick Barry played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Evan Mobley, Rick Barry got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 2 All-NBA First Team 1 Steals Leader 4 All-Star Game |