Rick Barry vs. Mel Hirsch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hirsch 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.

Mel Hirsch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Hirsch 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Hirsch 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Hirsch 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Hirsch 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Hirsch 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Hirsch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Hirsch 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Hirsch 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Hirsch 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Hirsch 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 Mel Hirsch 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Hirsch 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Hirsch 19

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Hirsch 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Hirsch 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Hirsch .200

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Hirsch .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Hirsch -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Hirsch -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Hirsch 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Hirsch -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Hirsch -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.