Bird Averitt vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 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 Bird Averitt 8.3 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) *

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.