Rick Barry vs. Art Spoelstra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spoelstra 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.

Art Spoelstra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Art Spoelstra: 1954-55 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Art Spoelstra 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Art Spoelstra 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Art Spoelstra 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Art Spoelstra 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Art Spoelstra 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Art Spoelstra 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Art Spoelstra 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Art Spoelstra 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Art Spoelstra 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Art Spoelstra 0

* 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 Art Spoelstra 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Art Spoelstra 4.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Art Spoelstra 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Art Spoelstra 2,012

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Art Spoelstra 1,273

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Art Spoelstra 266

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Art Spoelstra 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Art Spoelstra .391

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Art Spoelstra .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Art Spoelstra 8.5 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Art Spoelstra 6.1 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Art Spoelstra 1.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Art Spoelstra 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Art Spoelstra 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Art Spoelstra 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Art Spoelstra 15

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Art Spoelstra 9

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Art Spoelstra 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Art Spoelstra 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Art Spoelstra .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Art Spoelstra 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Art Spoelstra 5.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Art Spoelstra 3.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Art Spoelstra 0.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

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. ** 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.