Rick Barry vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain 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.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Rick Barry 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Wilt Chamberlain 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Wilt Chamberlain 1

* 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 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Wilt Chamberlain - 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.