Rick Barry vs. Adrian Dantley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adrian Dantley and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Adrian Dantley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Adrian Dantley: 1976-77 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Adrian Dantley 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Adrian Dantley 15

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Adrian Dantley 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Adrian Dantley 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Adrian Dantley 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Adrian Dantley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Adrian Dantley 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Adrian Dantley 2

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Adrian Dantley 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Adrian Dantley 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 Rick Barry 23.2 Adrian Dantley 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Adrian Dantley 5.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Adrian Dantley 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Adrian Dantley 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Adrian Dantley 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Adrian Dantley 23,177

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Adrian Dantley 5,455

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Adrian Dantley 2,830

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Adrian Dantley 944

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Adrian Dantley 150

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Adrian Dantley 955

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Adrian Dantley .540

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Adrian Dantley .171 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Adrian Dantley .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Adrian Dantley 30.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Adrian Dantley 7.8 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Adrian Dantley 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Adrian Dantley 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Adrian Dantley 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Adrian Dantley 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Adrian Dantley 5.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Adrian Dantley 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Adrian Dantley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Adrian Dantley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Adrian Dantley 1,558

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Adrian Dantley 395

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Adrian Dantley 169

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Adrian Dantley 69

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Adrian Dantley 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Adrian Dantley 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Adrian Dantley .525

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Adrian Dantley .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Adrian Dantley .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Adrian Dantley 32.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Adrian Dantley 8.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Adrian Dantley 4.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Adrian Dantley 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Adrian Dantley 1.0 (1978)

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.