Rick Barry vs. Buddy Boeheim Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Buddy Boeheim 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.

Buddy Boeheim

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Buddy Boeheim: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Buddy Boeheim 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Buddy Boeheim 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Buddy Boeheim 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Buddy Boeheim 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Buddy Boeheim 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Buddy Boeheim 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Buddy Boeheim 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Buddy Boeheim 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Buddy Boeheim 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Buddy Boeheim 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 Buddy Boeheim 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Buddy Boeheim 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Buddy Boeheim 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Buddy Boeheim 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Buddy Boeheim 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Buddy Boeheim 50

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Buddy Boeheim 16

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Buddy Boeheim 7

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Buddy Boeheim 2

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Buddy Boeheim 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Buddy Boeheim 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Buddy Boeheim .250

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Buddy Boeheim .240

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Buddy Boeheim .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Buddy Boeheim 3.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Buddy Boeheim 1.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Buddy Boeheim 0.4 (2023)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Buddy Boeheim 0.2 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Buddy Boeheim 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Buddy Boeheim -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Buddy Boeheim -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Buddy Boeheim -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Buddy Boeheim -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Buddy Boeheim -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Buddy Boeheim -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Buddy Boeheim -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Buddy Boeheim -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Buddy Boeheim -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Buddy Boeheim -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Buddy Boeheim 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Buddy Boeheim -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Buddy Boeheim -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Buddy Boeheim -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Buddy Boeheim -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Buddy Boeheim -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Buddy Boeheim -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Buddy Boeheim -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Buddy Boeheim -

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.