Rick Barry vs. Cheese Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cheese Johnson 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.

Cheese Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Cheese Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Cheese Johnson 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Cheese Johnson 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Cheese Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Cheese Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Cheese Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Cheese Johnson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Cheese Johnson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Cheese Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Cheese Johnson 0

* 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 Cheese Johnson 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Cheese Johnson 1.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Cheese Johnson 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Cheese Johnson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Cheese Johnson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Cheese Johnson 27

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Cheese Johnson 14

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Cheese Johnson 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Cheese Johnson 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Cheese Johnson 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Cheese Johnson 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Cheese Johnson .400

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Cheese Johnson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Cheese Johnson .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Cheese Johnson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Cheese Johnson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Cheese Johnson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Cheese Johnson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Cheese Johnson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Cheese Johnson -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Cheese Johnson -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Cheese Johnson -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Cheese Johnson -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Cheese Johnson -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Cheese Johnson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Cheese Johnson -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Cheese Johnson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Cheese Johnson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Cheese Johnson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Cheese Johnson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Cheese Johnson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cheese Johnson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Cheese Johnson -

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.