Rick Barry vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Cliff Pondexter 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Cliff Pondexter 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 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.