Rick Barry vs. Ben Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Sheppard 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.

Ben Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ben Sheppard: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ben Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ben Sheppard 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ben Sheppard 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ben Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ben Sheppard 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ben Sheppard 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ben Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ben Sheppard 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Ben Sheppard 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ben Sheppard 1.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ben Sheppard 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ben Sheppard 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ben Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ben Sheppard 252

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ben Sheppard 89

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ben Sheppard 53

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ben Sheppard 33

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ben Sheppard 2

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ben Sheppard 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ben Sheppard .393

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ben Sheppard .314

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ben Sheppard .885

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ben Sheppard 4.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ben Sheppard 1.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ben Sheppard 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ben Sheppard 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ben Sheppard 0.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ben Sheppard 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ben Sheppard 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ben Sheppard 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ben Sheppard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ben Sheppard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ben Sheppard 88

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ben Sheppard 51

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ben Sheppard 17

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ben Sheppard 8

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ben Sheppard 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ben Sheppard 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ben Sheppard .437

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ben Sheppard .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ben Sheppard .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ben Sheppard 5.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ben Sheppard 3.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ben Sheppard 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ben Sheppard 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ben Sheppard 0.1 (2024)

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.