Rick Barry vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.