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Rick BarryGolden State Warriors · #24

Forward · 6'7", 220 lb · 14th season

Rick Barry is a retired forward and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Golden State Warriors. Pure scorer and the granny free throw; a 1975 Finals MVP. Career averages: 23.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

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Golden State Warriors · #24 · Forward

Rick Barry

Season avg12.0 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.7 ast · .422 fg

Career avg24.8 pts · 6.7 reb · 4.9 ast · .454 fg

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Scouting report

Rick Barry — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

B-

Hall of Fame forward · Impact 74

Rick Barry is a retired forward and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Golden State Warriors. Pure scorer and the granny free throw; a

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Average creator

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A-

Scoring

Excellent scorer

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C-

Rebounding

Average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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A+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Rick Barry stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

74Impact index

565Star score

Career scoring average24.8 ppg

Seasons in the index14

Accolades on file5

1× NBA Champion · 1× Finals MVP

Stat explorer

Rick Barry — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A-

Scoring

12.0 PPG

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Playmaking

3.7 APG

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C-

Rebounding

3.3 RPG

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Shooting

.330 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Rick Barry

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 1980-81 74% confidence

10.8

pts

8.9–12.7

3.0

reb

2.2–3.8

3.5

ast

2.8–4.2

23.3

min

proj

health

.441

fg%

~base

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3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 12.0 → projected 10.8 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.9

Development (his trend)

-0.6

Age curve

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Live context

+0.2

Net vs last season-1.2 PPG

Everything it reads

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14 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 82 / 80 / 72 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Rick Barry career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
1965-66	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2	.439
1966-67	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6	.451
1968-69 (ABA) CHIP	35	38.9	34.0	9.4	3.9	.511	.300
1969-70 (ABA)	52	35.6	27.7	7.0	3.4	.499	.205
1970-71 (ABA)	59	42.4	29.4	6.8	5.0	.469	.221
1971-72 (ABA)	80	45.2	31.5	7.5	4.1	.458	.308
1972-73	82	37.5	22.3	8.9	4.9	.452
1973-74	80	36.5	25.1	6.8	6.1	.456
1974-75 CHIP	80	40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	.464
1975-76	81	38.5	21.0	6.1	6.1	.435
1976-77	79	36.8	21.8	5.3	6.0	.440
1977-78	82	36.9	23.1	5.5	5.4	.451
1978-79	80	32.1	13.5	3.5	6.3	.461
1979-80	72	25.2	12.0	3.3	3.7	.422	.330
Career	1020	37.4	24.8	6.7	4.9

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Adrian Dantley 98%Alex English 98%Antoine Walker 98%Bernard King 98%Blake Griffin 98%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Golden State Warriors built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

40–42proj record

#10conf seed

-0.5net rtg

113.8off rtg

114.4def rtg

31%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton.

How his role moves

Projected 40–42, 10th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

74 of 99

Star starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Epic

Rank #51 of 715 in NBA.

Résumé

5 accolades

1× NBA Champion · 1× Finals MVP · 1× Scoring champion

Act IV

The Ballad of Rick Barry

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Golden State Warriors

Turning pro

Drafted 1965 as a Forward.

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Rick Barry is a Basketball Hall of Famer. Pure scorer and the granny free throw; a 1975 Finals MVP.

Chapter

He averaged 23.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists and won 1 title over his career.

Where things stand

A Hall of Fame forward and Golden State Warriors name.

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Barry's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ 1972: Rick Barry vs The Floridians (EXTREMELY RARE FOOTAGE) ▶ Rick Barry Explodes for 55 Points in 1967

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Walk-up: Underhand

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 220 lb
College: Miami
NBA debut: 1965
Draft: 1965
Jersey: #24

Legacy

Pure scorer and the granny free throw; a 1975 Finals MVP.

The person

A Hall of Fame forward and Golden State Warriors name.

Hall of Fame

Golden State Warriors

Champion

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Rick Barry — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Rick Barry, answered.

What were Rick Barry's career averages?

Rick Barry averaged 23.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Is Rick Barry in the Hall of Fame?

Yes — Rick Barry is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Rick Barry career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.