Rick Barry vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk 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.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Walt Kirk 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Walt Kirk 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Walt Kirk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Walt Kirk 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Walt Kirk 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Walt Kirk 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Walt Kirk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Walt Kirk - 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.