Rick Barry vs. Steve Francis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Francis 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.

Steve Francis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Steve Francis 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Steve Francis 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Steve Francis 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Steve Francis 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Steve Francis 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Steve Francis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Steve Francis 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Steve Francis 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Steve Francis 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Steve Francis 1

* 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 Steve Francis 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Steve Francis 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Steve Francis 6.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Steve Francis 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Steve Francis 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Steve Francis 10,446

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Steve Francis 3,215

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Steve Francis 3,473

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Steve Francis 846

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Steve Francis 223

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Steve Francis 576

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Steve Francis .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Steve Francis .341

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Steve Francis .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Steve Francis 21.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Steve Francis 7.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Steve Francis 7.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Francis 1.8 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Steve Francis 0.5 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Steve Francis 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Steve Francis 8.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Steve Francis 7.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Steve Francis 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Steve Francis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Steve Francis 96

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Steve Francis 42

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Steve Francis 38

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Steve Francis 7

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Steve Francis 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Steve Francis 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Steve Francis .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Steve Francis .412

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Steve Francis .725

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Steve Francis 19.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Steve Francis 8.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Steve Francis 7.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Francis 1.4 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Steve Francis 0.2 (2004)

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.