Rick Barry vs. Joe Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Young 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 Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Joe Young 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Joe Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Joe Young 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Joe Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Joe Young 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Joe Young 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Joe Young 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Joe Young 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 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Joe Young 130

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Joe Young 119

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Joe Young 33

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Joe Young 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Joe Young 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Joe Young 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Joe Young 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Joe Young 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

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.