Rick Barry vs. Aaron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Aaron James and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Aaron James:
1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Aaron James0
Rick Barry10
Aaron James5
Rick Barry7
Aaron James0
Rick Barry8
Aaron James0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Aaron James0
Rick Barry5
Aaron James0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Aaron James0
Rick Barry1
Aaron James0
Rick Barry1 *
Aaron James0
Rick Barry1
Aaron James0
* 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

Rick Barry 23.2
Aaron James 10.8

Rick Barry 6.5
Aaron James 4.1

Rick Barry 5.1
Aaron James 1.0

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Aaron James 0.4

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Aaron James 0.2

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Aaron James 3,829

Rick Barry 5,168
Aaron James 1,470

Rick Barry 4,017
Aaron James 370

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Aaron James 158

Rick Barry 269
*
Aaron James 69

Rick Barry 794
Aaron James 356

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Aaron James .481

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Aaron James -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Aaron James .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Aaron James 12.2
(1978)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Aaron James 5.3
(1978)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Aaron James 1.4
(1978)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Aaron James 0.5
(1975)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Aaron James 0.3
(1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 5.6
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 4.6
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Aaron James -

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 418
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 340
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 106
*
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 39
*
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 74
Aaron James 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Aaron James -

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Aaron James -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Aaron James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Aaron James -

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Aaron James -

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.