Rick Barry vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ben McDonald 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ben McDonald 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ben McDonald 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ben McDonald 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 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)

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.