Rick Barry vs. Billy Paultz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Paultz 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.

Billy Paultz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Billy Paultz: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Billy Paultz 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Billy Paultz 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Billy Paultz 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Billy Paultz 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Billy Paultz 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Billy Paultz 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Billy Paultz 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Billy Paultz 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Billy Paultz 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Billy Paultz 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 Billy Paultz 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Billy Paultz 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Billy Paultz 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Billy Paultz 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Billy Paultz 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Billy Paultz 5,432

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Billy Paultz 3,553

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Billy Paultz 1,043

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Billy Paultz 275

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Billy Paultz 706

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Billy Paultz 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Billy Paultz .491

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Billy Paultz .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Billy Paultz .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Billy Paultz 15.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Billy Paultz 8.4 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Billy Paultz 2.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Paultz 0.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Billy Paultz 2.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Billy Paultz 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Billy Paultz 5.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Billy Paultz 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Billy Paultz 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Billy Paultz 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Billy Paultz 515

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Billy Paultz 380

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Billy Paultz 106

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Billy Paultz 30

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Billy Paultz 54

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Billy Paultz 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Billy Paultz .426

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Billy Paultz .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Billy Paultz .659

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Billy Paultz 17.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Billy Paultz 8.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Billy Paultz 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Paultz 1.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Billy Paultz 1.3 (1981)

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.