Rick Barry vs. John Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Murphy and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Barry

vs.

John Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Murphy 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Murphy 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Murphy 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Murphy 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Murphy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 John Murphy 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Murphy 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Murphy 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Murphy 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 John Murphy 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Murphy 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Murphy 32

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Murphy 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Murphy 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Murphy .275

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Murphy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Murphy .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Murphy 1.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Murphy 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Murphy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Murphy -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Murphy -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Murphy -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Murphy 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Murphy -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Murphy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Murphy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Murphy -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Murphy - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.