Rick Barry vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson 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.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Arnie Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Arnie Johnson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Arnie Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Arnie Johnson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Arnie Johnson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Arnie Johnson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Arnie Johnson 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.