Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Rick Barry 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Rick Barry 6

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Rick Barry 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Rick Barry 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Rick Barry 0 *

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 0 Rick Barry 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Rick Barry 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.