Mike Bantom vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Mike Bantom 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

Mike Bantom

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Bantom: 1973-74 to 1981-82
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Mike Bantom 9 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Mike Bantom 3 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Mike Bantom 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Mike Bantom 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 Mike Bantom 12.1 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 6.4 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 2.3 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.9 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Bantom 8,568 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Mike Bantom 4,517 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Mike Bantom 1,623 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Mike Bantom 630 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Mike Bantom 478 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Mike Bantom 706 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Bantom .468 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Mike Bantom .200 * Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Bantom .692 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 15.3 (1978) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 8.0 (1979) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 3.6 (1980) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 1.2 (1979) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 1.1 (1981) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 6.1 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 3.7 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 1.1 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.4 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Bantom 178 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Mike Bantom 108 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Mike Bantom 33 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Mike Bantom 20 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Mike Bantom 12 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Mike Bantom 29 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Bantom .483 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Mike Bantom - * Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Bantom .551 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 14.5 (1981) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 4.0 (1981) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 1.3 (1976) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 (1982) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.5 (1981) 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.