Best league finish
Menu
Player profile · LAL / NYK / SYR
Dick Barnett
Dick Barnett stats, teams and career impact
#213 all-timeCareer averages · 15.8 PPG · 2.9 RPG · 2.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- New York Knicks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 190 lb (86 kg)
- Born
- October 2, 1936
- Died
- April 27, 2025 (88 yrs old)
- College
- Tennessee State
- NBA seasons
- 14 seasons · 1959–60 to 1973–74
Career summaryDick Barnett was a shooting guard who played 14 NBA seasons, from 1959–60 through 1973–74.
- Career PPG
- 15.8
- Career RPG
- 2.9
- Career APG
- 2.8
- #15 in 1965–66
- #213 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Dick Barnett ranks #213 all time
Dick Barnett ranks #213 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #21.7. His full-career value ranks #480, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
971 games · Career Value Rank #480
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
Compare Dick Barnett with…
Suggested matchups from basketball rivalries, comparable roles, and similar careers. Compare career impact, peak seasons, and the numbers behind the result.
- Dick Barnett vs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Similar career path
- Dick Barnett vs. Jalen Rose Similar career path
- Dick Barnett vs. John Salmons Similar career path
- Dick Barnett vs. Anthony Peeler Similar career path
- Dick Barnett vs. Dick Snyder Similar career path
- Dick Barnett vs. Jeff Malone Similar career path
- Dick Barnett vs. Tom Sanders Same-era comparison
- Dick Barnett vs. Johnny Green Same-era comparison
- Dick Barnett vs. Darrall Imhoff Same-era comparison
- Dick Barnett vs. Tom Meschery Same-era comparison
Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.6%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 76.1%FT%
971 career games · 28,937 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Dick Barnett stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| 1973–74 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -8.84 | NYK | 5 | 0 | 11.6 | 38.5% | — | 66.7% | — | -8.6 |
| 1972–73 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -5.32 | NYK | 51 | 4 | 10.1 | 38.9% | — | 53.3% | #172 | -37.6 |
| 1971–72 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -2.88 | NYK | 79 | 76 | 28.6 | 43.7% | — | 75.3% | #148 | -44.8 |
| 1970–71 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -1.27 | NYK | 82 | 82 | 34.7 | 45.6% | — | 69.4% | #113 | 48.5 |
| 1969–70 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | -0.92 | NYK | 82 | 82 | 33.8 | 47.5% | — | 71.4% | #86 | 71.0 |
| 1968–69 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | -0.63 | NYK | 82 | 76 | 36.0 | 46.3% | — | 77.4% | #72 | 95.0 |
| 1967–68 | 18.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | +0.42 | NYK | 81 | 81 | 30.7 | 48.2% | — | 78.0% | #41 | 147.3 |
| 1966–67 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | -0.14 | NYK | 67 | 43 | 29.4 | 47.8% | — | 78.3% | #37 | 90.5 |
| 1965–66 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | +1.01 | NYK | 75 | 74 | 34.5 | 46.9% | — | 77.2% | #15 | 192.9 |
| 1964–65 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | -2.23 | LAL | 74 | 0 | 27.4 | 41.3% | — | 79.9% | #70 | -10.9 |
| 1963–64 | 18.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -0.55 | LAL | 78 | 0 | 33.6 | 45.2% | — | 77.3% | #39 | 88.0 |
| 1962–63 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | +0.26 | LAL | 80 | 0 | 31.8 | 47.1% | — | 81.5% | #25 | 141.0 |
| 1960–61 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | +0.45 | SYR | 78 | 0 | 26.5 | 45.2% | — | 71.2% | #25 | 136.3 |
| 1959–60 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.94 | SYR | 57 | 0 | 21.7 | 41.2% | — | 71.1% | #41 | 34.8 |
| Career | 15.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | — | LAL/NYK/SYR | 971 | — | 29.8 | 45.6% | — | 76.1% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
28.3 composite · lower is better
28.2 average league finish
943 total value
Career standing
How Dick Barnett ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score28.3
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 102.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #213
Strongest seasons
Every season
Dick Barnett advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
Scroll for more columns
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 37 | 5 | 58 | -8.84 | — | — | -8.6 | — | Limited |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 36 | 51 | 514 | -5.32 | 0.6 | #172 | -37.6 | 10th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 35 | 79 | 2,256 | -2.88 | 10.4 | #148 | -44.8 | 4th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 34 | 82 | 2,843 | -1.27 | 32.9 | #113 | 48.5 | 44th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 33 | 82 | 2,772 | -0.92 | 39.7 | #86 | 71.0 | 55th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 32 | 82 | 2,953 | -0.63 | 46.6 | #72 | 95.0 | 58th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 31 | 81 | 2,488 | +0.42 | 66.7 | #41 | 147.3 | 72nd | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 30 | 67 | 1,969 | -0.14 | 64.0 | #37 | 90.5 | 65th | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 29 | 75 | 2,589 | +1.01 | 84.9 | #15 | 192.9 | 84th | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 28 | 74 | 2,026 | -2.23 | 22.5 | #70 | -10.9 | 16th | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 27 | 78 | 2,620 | -0.55 | 58.7 | #39 | 88.0 | 65th | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 26 | 80 | 2,544 | +0.26 | 73.6 | #25 | 141.0 | 76th | Modeled |
| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 24 | 78 | 2,070 | +0.45 | 69.6 | #25 | 136.3 | 67th | Modeled |
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 23 | 57 | 1,235 | -0.94 | 48.7 | #41 | 34.8 | 46th | Modeled |
Career movement
Dick Barnett's career impact by season
Peak +1.01 in 1965–66 · 14 seasons · 28,937 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
—’62
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Dick BarnettKentavious Caldwell-Pope
| NBA season | Dick Barnett | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| 2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| 3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 4 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| 5 | -2.2 | 0.7 |
| 6 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 7 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| 8 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| 9 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| 10 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| 11 | -1.3 | -1.2 |
| 12 | -2.9 | -1.3 |
| 13 | -5.3 | -1.9 |
| 14 | -8.8 | Did not play |
NBA season number
Similar career arcs
Players with careers similar to Dick Barnett
The career-similarity score compares era-centered box impact, peak, prime, workload, career length, position, and experience-aligned trajectory. It describes career shape, not playing style, equal ability, or probability.
SG · All-Time Career #1462
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
93career similarity score
91/100 closest-season score · 1965–66 ↔ 2022–23SF · All-Time Career #1157Jalen Rose
92career similarity score
91/100 closest-season score · 1965–66 ↔ 2000–01SG · All-Time Career #1292John Salmons
92career similarity score
95/100 closest-season score · 1965–66 ↔ 2009–10Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →