Danny Ainge vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Danny Ainge 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

Danny Ainge

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Danny Ainge: 1981-82 to 1994-95
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Danny Ainge 2 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Danny Ainge 14 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Danny Ainge 12 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Danny Ainge 1 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Danny Ainge 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Danny Ainge 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Danny Ainge 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Danny Ainge 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Danny Ainge 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Danny Ainge 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 Danny Ainge 11.5 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Danny Ainge 2.7 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Danny Ainge 4.0 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Danny Ainge 1.1 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Danny Ainge 0.1 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Danny Ainge 11,964 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Danny Ainge 2,768 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Danny Ainge 4,199 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Danny Ainge 1,133 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Danny Ainge 132 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Danny Ainge 1,042 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Danny Ainge .469 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Danny Ainge .378 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Danny Ainge .846 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Danny Ainge 17.9 (1990) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Danny Ainge 4.3 (1990) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Danny Ainge 6.2 (1988) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Danny Ainge 1.6 (1985) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Danny Ainge 0.2 (1990) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Danny Ainge 9.9 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Danny Ainge 2.3 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Danny Ainge 3.4 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Danny Ainge 0.9 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Danny Ainge 0.1 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Danny Ainge 1,902 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Danny Ainge 443 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Danny Ainge 656 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Danny Ainge 172 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Danny Ainge 19 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Danny Ainge 193 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Danny Ainge .456 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Danny Ainge .397 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Danny Ainge .829 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Danny Ainge 15.6 (1986) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Danny Ainge 4.2 (1986) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Danny Ainge 6.4 (1988) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Danny Ainge 2.3 (1986) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Danny Ainge 0.3 (1991) 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.