LaMelo Ball vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 5 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 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 LaMelo Ball 21.0 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.0 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.5 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 4,859 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,379 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,710 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 340 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 76 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 231 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .421 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .365 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .837 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 25.2 (2025) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 418

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 340

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.