Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Don Barksdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Barksdale and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don Barksdale 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Don Barksdale 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Don Barksdale 2

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Don Barksdale 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Don Barksdale 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Don Barksdale 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don Barksdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Don Barksdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Don Barksdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Don Barksdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Don Barksdale 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don Barksdale 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Don Barksdale 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Don Barksdale 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Don Barksdale 11.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Don Barksdale 8.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Don Barksdale 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Don Barksdale 2,895

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Don Barksdale 2,088

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Don Barksdale 549

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Don Barksdale 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Don Barksdale .370

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Don Barksdale .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Don Barksdale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Don Barksdale 6.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Don Barksdale 4.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Don Barksdale 1.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Don Barksdale 84

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Don Barksdale 62

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Don Barksdale 17

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Don Barksdale 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Don Barksdale .382

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Don Barksdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Don Barksdale .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Don Barksdale - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.