Rick Barry vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bennie Swain 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bennie Swain 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bennie Swain 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bennie Swain 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bennie Swain 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bennie Swain 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 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bennie Swain - 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.