Rick Barry vs. Steve Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Sheppard 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 Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Steve Sheppard 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Steve Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Steve Sheppard 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Steve Sheppard 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Steve Sheppard 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Steve Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Steve Sheppard 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 Steve Sheppard 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Steve Sheppard 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Steve Sheppard 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Steve Sheppard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Steve Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Steve Sheppard 367

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Steve Sheppard 178

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Steve Sheppard 62

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Steve Sheppard 22

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Steve Sheppard 4

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Steve Sheppard 106

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Steve Sheppard .459

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Steve Sheppard .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Steve Sheppard -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Steve Sheppard -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Steve Sheppard -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Steve Sheppard -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Steve Sheppard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Steve Sheppard -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Steve Sheppard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Steve Sheppard -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.