Season averages:
Barry vs Xie:
MPG: 43.6 vs 33.7
FG %: 0.379 vs 0.459
3pt %: 0.319 vs 0.412
FT: 0.679 vs 0.667
OR: 0.9 vs 1.3
REB: 4.1 vs 4.1
AST: 5.4 vs 4.1
TO: 1.2 vs 1.9
STL: 2.0 vs 1.5
BLK: 1.5 vs 1.4
FL: 2.9 vs 1.6
PPG: 37.7 vs 21.0
PFA (Pure F***ing Awesomeness): 91.2 vs 86.4
Advantage Barry: PPG (+16.7), AST (+1.3), TO (-0.7), STL (+0.5), BLK (+0.1), FT (+1%)
Advantage Xie: FG% (+8%), 3pt % (+10 %), OR (+0.4), FL (-1.3)
So we can see that from the stats that matter, Barry wins in AST, PPG, STL and TO. Xie wins in FG and 3pt % and FL. The other categories are close enough to be negligible.
Barry is surrounded by scrubs, yet he still dishes out over 5APG. If not for him the Marmots would have 0 wins. It's a credit to him that they even have 4! Plus, he has a better salary than Xie, indicating his skills are madder.
Put simply, he pisses excellence, and rightfully deserves his spot ahead of Xie.