Rick Barry vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bernard King 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bernard King 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bernard King 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bernard King 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 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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.