Rick Barry vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Arnie Risen 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Arnie Risen 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Arnie Risen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Arnie Risen 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 Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Arnie Risen 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Arnie Risen 1,058

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Arnie Risen .381

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Arnie Risen 1.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Arnie Risen 86

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Arnie Risen .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Arnie Risen - 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.