Rick Barry vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gene James 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gene James 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gene James 95

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gene James 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gene James - 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.