Rick Barry vs. Bill Ligon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Ligon 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.

Bill Ligon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bill Ligon: 1974-75 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bill Ligon 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bill Ligon 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bill Ligon 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bill Ligon 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bill Ligon 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bill Ligon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bill Ligon 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bill Ligon 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bill Ligon 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bill Ligon 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 Bill Ligon 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bill Ligon 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bill Ligon 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bill Ligon 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bill Ligon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bill Ligon 126

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bill Ligon 26

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bill Ligon 25

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bill Ligon 8

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bill Ligon 9

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bill Ligon 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bill Ligon .385

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bill Ligon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bill Ligon .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bill Ligon 3.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bill Ligon 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bill Ligon 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bill Ligon 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bill Ligon 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bill Ligon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bill Ligon 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bill Ligon 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bill Ligon 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bill Ligon 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bill Ligon 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bill Ligon 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bill Ligon 1.000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bill Ligon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bill Ligon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bill Ligon 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.