Rick Barry vs. Bruce Bowen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Bowen 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.

Bruce Bowen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bruce Bowen 3

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bruce Bowen 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bruce Bowen 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bruce Bowen 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bruce Bowen 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bruce Bowen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bruce Bowen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Bruce Bowen 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Bruce Bowen 8

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bruce Bowen 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bruce Bowen 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bruce Bowen 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 Bruce Bowen 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bruce Bowen 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bruce Bowen 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bruce Bowen 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bruce Bowen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bruce Bowen 5,290

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bruce Bowen 2,428

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bruce Bowen 1,089

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bruce Bowen 712

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bruce Bowen 336

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bruce Bowen 873

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bruce Bowen .409

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bruce Bowen .393

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bruce Bowen .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bruce Bowen 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bruce Bowen 2.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bruce Bowen 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bruce Bowen 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bruce Bowen 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bruce Bowen 808

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bruce Bowen 366

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bruce Bowen 177

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bruce Bowen 108

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bruce Bowen 64

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bruce Bowen 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bruce Bowen .394

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bruce Bowen .422

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bruce Bowen .553

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003)

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.