Rick Barry vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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 Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gene Vance 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gene Vance 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gene Vance 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gene Vance 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 Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gene Vance 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gene Vance 403

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gene Vance .315

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gene Vance 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gene Vance 17

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gene Vance .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

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