Rick Barry vs. Dave Popson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Popson 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 Popson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dave Popson: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dave Popson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dave Popson 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dave Popson 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dave Popson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dave Popson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dave Popson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dave Popson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dave Popson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dave Popson 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 Popson 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dave Popson 1.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dave Popson 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dave Popson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dave Popson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dave Popson 76

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dave Popson 46

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dave Popson 13

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dave Popson 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dave Popson 6

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dave Popson 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dave Popson .405

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dave Popson .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dave Popson .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dave Popson 2.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dave Popson 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dave Popson 0.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave Popson 0.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dave Popson 0.2 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dave Popson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dave Popson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dave Popson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dave Popson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dave Popson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dave Popson -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dave Popson -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dave Popson -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dave Popson -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dave Popson -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dave Popson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dave Popson -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dave Popson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dave Popson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dave Popson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dave Popson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dave Popson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dave Popson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dave Popson -

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.