Rick Barry vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Joe Fulks 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Joe Fulks 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Joe Fulks 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Joe Fulks 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Joe Fulks - 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.