Rick Barry vs. Dave Piontek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Piontek 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.

Dave Piontek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dave Piontek 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dave Piontek 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dave Piontek 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dave Piontek 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dave Piontek 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dave Piontek 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dave Piontek 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dave Piontek 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dave Piontek 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 Dave Piontek 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dave Piontek 4.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dave Piontek 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dave Piontek 2,955

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dave Piontek 1,770

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dave Piontek 478

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dave Piontek 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dave Piontek .391

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dave Piontek .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dave Piontek - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dave Piontek 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dave Piontek 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dave Piontek 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dave Piontek 104

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dave Piontek 70

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dave Piontek 20

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dave Piontek 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dave Piontek .354

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dave Piontek .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dave Piontek - n/a **

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. ** 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.