Rick Barry vs. Markieff Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Markieff Morris 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 Markieff Morris, who played 13. Rick Barry had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Markieff Morris had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Markieff Morris 13 6 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1965-662011-12
Team San Francisco WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 80 37.4 25.7 - - 10.6 2.2 - - - 3.7 9.3 21.2 .439 - - - 7.1 8.3 .862
Markieff Morris 63 19.5 7.4 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.8 2.8 6.9 .399 0.7 2.0 .347 1.2 1.7 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1966-672012-13
Team San Francisco WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 78 40.7 35.6 - - 9.2 3.6 - - - 3.3 13.0 28.7 .451 - - - 9.7 10.9 .884
Markieff Morris 82 22.4 8.2 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.5 3.2 8.0 .407 0.5 1.6 .336 1.1 1.5 .732
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
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------

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

Season 3

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1972-732013-14
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 37.5 22.3 - - 8.9 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.0 19.9 .452 - - - 4.4 4.8 .902
Markieff Morris 81 26.6 13.8 1.7 4.3 6.0 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.9 5.1 10.4 .486 0.4 1.3 .315 3.2 4.0 .792
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
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1973-742014-15
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
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 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
Markieff Morris 82 31.5 15.3 1.3 4.8 6.2 2.3 1.2 0.5 2.1 3.0 6.2 13.4 .465 0.7 2.2 .318 2.2 2.8 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1974-752015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsPhoenix Suns, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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
Markieff Morris 64 25.5 12.0 1.1 4.4 5.5 1.9 0.9 0.5 2.1 2.9 4.8 11.2 .425 0.7 2.4 .303 1.7 2.3 .735
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
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1975-762016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsWizards 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 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
Markieff Morris 76 31.2 14.0 1.4 5.1 6.5 1.7 1.1 0.6 1.7 3.3 5.3 11.7 .457 0.9 2.6 .362 2.4 2.8 .837
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
Markieff Morris 13 28.7 12.1 1.4 5.0 6.4 1.7 0.9 1.3 1.6 3.5 4.5 11.2 .407 1.1 2.9 .368 1.9 2.4 .806

Season 7

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1976-772017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisWizards 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 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
Markieff Morris 73 27.0 11.5 1.0 4.6 5.6 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.7 3.0 4.5 9.4 .480 1.0 2.8 .367 1.4 1.8 .820
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
Markieff Morris 6 30.2 9.8 2.3 5.2 7.5 1.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 3.7 4.0 8.2 .490 0.3 2.0 .167 1.5 1.7 .900

Season 8

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsWashington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 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
Markieff Morris 58 21.9 9.4 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 3.0 3.5 8.3 .421 1.2 3.5 .335 1.2 1.6 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris 5 11.8 3.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.0 3.2 .313 0.4 1.4 .286 1.4 1.8 .778

Season 9

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Markieff Morris 58 20.5 9.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.5 7.9 .443 1.5 3.9 .386 1.1 1.5 .776
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
Markieff Morris 21 18.3 5.9 0.6 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.7 .449 1.4 3.3 .420 0.3 0.4 .778

Season 10

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisLakers 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
Markieff Morris 61 19.7 6.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.5 6.2 .405 1.1 3.4 .311 0.6 0.8 .720
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
Markieff Morris 4 9.5 2.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 1.0 .250 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 11

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season -2021-22
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris 17 17.5 7.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.9 3.2 6.7 .474 0.8 2.3 .333 0.5 0.5 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season -2022-23
Team -Brooklyn Nets, 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 ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris 35 10.1 3.8 0.4 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.3 3.3 .409 0.8 2.0 .394 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Rick Barry Markieff Morris
Season -2023-24
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 ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris 26 8.3 2.5 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.6 .338 0.6 1.6 .357 0.2 0.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Barry ------- --- ----------
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------