Rick Barry vs. Byron Irvin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Byron Irvin 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.

Byron Irvin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Byron Irvin: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Byron Irvin 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Byron Irvin 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Byron Irvin 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Byron Irvin 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Byron Irvin 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Byron Irvin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Byron Irvin 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Byron Irvin 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Byron Irvin 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Byron Irvin 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 Byron Irvin 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Byron Irvin 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Byron Irvin 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Byron Irvin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Byron Irvin 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Byron Irvin 451

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Byron Irvin 123

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Byron Irvin 73

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Byron Irvin 44

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Byron Irvin 3

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Byron Irvin 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Byron Irvin .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Byron Irvin .350

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Byron Irvin .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Byron Irvin 5.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Byron Irvin 1.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Byron Irvin 0.9 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Byron Irvin 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Byron Irvin 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Byron Irvin 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Byron Irvin 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Byron Irvin 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Byron Irvin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Byron Irvin 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Byron Irvin 15

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Byron Irvin 8

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Byron Irvin 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Byron Irvin 2

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Byron Irvin 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Byron Irvin 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Byron Irvin .227

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Byron Irvin -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Byron Irvin .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Byron Irvin 3.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Byron Irvin 2.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Byron Irvin 1.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Byron Irvin 0.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Byron Irvin 0.0 (1990)

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.