Rick Barry vs. Hot Rod Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hot Rod Williams 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, 3 less than Hot Rod Williams, who played 13. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Hot Rod Williams had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Hot Rod Williams	13	9	1986-87 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1965-66	1986-87
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	80	37.4	25.7	-	-	10.6	2.2	-	-	-	3.7	9.3	21.2	.439	-	-	-	7.1	8.3	.862
Hot Rod Williams	80	33.9	14.6	2.8	5.1	7.9	1.9	0.7	2.1	1.7	2.5	5.4	11.2	.485	0.0	0.0	.000	3.7	5.0	.745

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rick Barry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1966-67	1987-88
Team	San Francisco Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Cavaliers 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	78	40.7	35.6	-	-	9.2	3.6	-	-	-	3.3	13.0	28.7	.451	-	-	-	9.7	10.9	.884
Hot Rod Williams	77	27.4	10.9	2.1	4.5	6.6	1.3	0.8	1.9	1.4	2.6	4.1	8.6	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.6	.756

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
Hot Rod Williams	5	26.6	9.2	2.6	3.2	5.8	0.8	0.6	1.4	0.8	2.6	4.0	8.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.6	.462

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


Season 3
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1972-73	1988-89
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals	Cavaliers 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	82	37.5	22.3	-	-	8.9	4.9	-	-	-	3.0	9.0	19.9	.452	-	-	-	4.4	4.8	.902
Hot Rod Williams	82	25.9	11.6	2.1	3.7	5.8	1.3	0.9	1.6	1.2	2.3	4.3	8.5	.509	0.0	0.0	.250	2.9	3.8	.748

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
Hot Rod Williams	5	32.2	11.0	1.4	5.4	6.8	2.0	0.4	1.4	2.2	2.4	4.2	9.0	.467	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.6	.722


Season 4
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1973-74	1989-90
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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	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
Hot Rod Williams	82	33.9	16.8	2.7	5.4	8.1	2.0	1.0	2.0	1.7	2.6	6.4	13.0	.493	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.4	.739

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rick Barry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	5	34.8	19.0	2.8	6.4	9.2	2.2	0.4	1.0	1.4	4.6	7.8	14.0	.557	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.4	.773


Season 5
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1974-75	1990-91
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	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
Hot Rod Williams	43	30.1	11.7	2.6	4.2	6.7	2.3	0.8	1.6	1.5	2.9	4.6	10.0	.463	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.8	.652

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
Hot Rod Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1975-76	1991-92
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Finals	Cavaliers 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
Hot Rod Williams	80	30.4	11.9	2.9	4.7	7.6	2.5	0.8	2.3	1.0	2.4	4.3	8.5	.503	0.0	0.1	.000	3.4	4.5	.752

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
Hot Rod Williams	17	33.4	15.0	2.9	4.7	7.6	2.5	1.4	1.0	1.8	3.4	4.9	9.1	.545	0.0	0.0	-	5.1	6.4	.798


Season 7
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1976-77	1992-93
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Cavaliers 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	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
Hot Rod Williams	67	30.7	11.0	1.9	4.3	6.2	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.7	2.6	3.9	8.4	.470	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.4	.716

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
Hot Rod Williams	9	26.3	9.0	1.3	3.2	4.6	1.9	0.6	1.6	1.2	2.9	3.3	8.3	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.1	.750


Season 8
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1977-78	1993-94
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Hot Rod Williams	76	35.0	13.7	2.7	4.8	7.6	2.5	1.0	1.7	1.8	2.9	5.2	10.9	.478	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.6	.728

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rick Barry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1978-79	1994-95
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Cavaliers 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
Hot Rod Williams	74	35.7	12.6	2.3	4.5	6.9	2.6	1.1	1.4	2.0	2.9	4.9	10.9	.452	0.0	0.1	.200	2.6	3.9	.685

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
Hot Rod Williams	4	36.0	6.8	0.8	5.5	6.3	2.8	2.3	0.8	2.5	2.8	3.0	10.5	.286	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	2.0	.375


Season 10
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	1979-80	1995-96
Team	Houston Rockets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost East Conf Semis	Suns 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	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
Hot Rod Williams	62	26.6	7.3	2.1	3.9	6.0	1.0	0.7	1.5	1.0	2.7	2.9	6.4	.453	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.1	.731

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
Hot Rod Williams	4	28.8	9.0	2.8	3.8	6.5	0.3	0.0	1.8	1.5	4.3	3.5	8.0	.438	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 11
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Suns 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	68	31.4	8.0	2.6	5.6	8.3	1.5	1.0	1.3	1.0	2.6	3.0	6.1	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.9	.672

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rick Barry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	5	20.6	4.0	2.0	2.6	4.6	0.6	0.4	1.6	1.0	2.4	1.6	3.0	.533	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.0	.400


Season 12
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Suns 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	71	18.8	3.6	1.5	2.9	4.4	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.4	1.9	1.3	2.8	.470	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.3	.699

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rick Barry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	3	11.0	2.0	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	2.7	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667


Season 13
	Rick Barry	Hot Rod Williams
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	25	16.1	1.2	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.5	2.0	0.4	1.3	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.700

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rick Barry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hot Rod Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rick Barry vs. Hot Rod Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hot Rod Williams 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13