Jim Ard vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Jim Ard 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 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 Jim Ard 3.5 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.