Rick Barry vs. Bob Gross Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Gross 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.

Bob Gross

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bob Gross: 1975-76 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bob Gross 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bob Gross 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bob Gross 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bob Gross 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bob Gross 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bob Gross 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bob Gross 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Bob Gross 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bob Gross 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bob Gross 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bob Gross 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 Bob Gross 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bob Gross 4.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bob Gross 2.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bob Gross 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bob Gross 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bob Gross 4,567

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bob Gross 2,253

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bob Gross 1,481

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bob Gross 615

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bob Gross 361

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bob Gross 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bob Gross .512

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bob Gross .179 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bob Gross .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bob Gross 12.7 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bob Gross 5.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bob Gross 3.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Gross 1.4 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bob Gross 0.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bob Gross 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bob Gross 5.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bob Gross 3.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bob Gross 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bob Gross 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bob Gross 307

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bob Gross 124

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bob Gross 89

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bob Gross 35

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bob Gross 17

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bob Gross 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bob Gross .584

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bob Gross - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bob Gross .851

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bob Gross 14.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bob Gross 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bob Gross 4.2 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Gross 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bob Gross 0.8 (1977)

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.