Desmond Bane vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Desmond Bane 0 Rick Barry 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 Desmond Bane 17.4 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) *

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.