B.J. Armstrong vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and B.J. Armstrong 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

B.J. Armstrong

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
B.J. Armstrong: 1989-90 to 1999-00
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships B.J. Armstrong 3 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons B.J. Armstrong 11 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played B.J. Armstrong 8 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games B.J. Armstrong 1 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP B.J. Armstrong 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team B.J. Armstrong 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) B.J. Armstrong 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader B.J. Armstrong 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader B.J. Armstrong 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year B.J. Armstrong 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 B.J. Armstrong 9.8 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game B.J. Armstrong 1.8 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game B.J. Armstrong 3.3 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game B.J. Armstrong 0.7 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game B.J. Armstrong 0.1 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points B.J. Armstrong 7,320 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds B.J. Armstrong 1,321 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists B.J. Armstrong 2,479 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals B.J. Armstrong 533 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks B.J. Armstrong 47 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games B.J. Armstrong 747 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage B.J. Armstrong .477 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage B.J. Armstrong .425 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage B.J. Armstrong .856 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game B.J. Armstrong 14.8 (1994) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game B.J. Armstrong 2.3 (1995) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game B.J. Armstrong 4.9 (1996) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game B.J. Armstrong 1.0 (1995) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game B.J. Armstrong 0.1 (1994) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game B.J. Armstrong 7.9 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game B.J. Armstrong 1.4 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game B.J. Armstrong 2.4 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game B.J. Armstrong 0.8 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game B.J. Armstrong 0.0 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points B.J. Armstrong 828 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds B.J. Armstrong 151 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists B.J. Armstrong 252 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals B.J. Armstrong 82 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks B.J. Armstrong 3 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games B.J. Armstrong 105 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage B.J. Armstrong .471 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage B.J. Armstrong .451 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage B.J. Armstrong .832 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game B.J. Armstrong 15.3 (1994) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game B.J. Armstrong 2.4 (1994) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game B.J. Armstrong 3.3 (1993) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game B.J. Armstrong 1.1 (1991) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game B.J. Armstrong 0.1 (1993) 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.