Rick Barry vs. Cal Christensen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cal Christensen 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.

Cal Christensen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Cal Christensen: 1950-51 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Cal Christensen 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Cal Christensen 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Cal Christensen 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Cal Christensen 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Cal Christensen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Cal Christensen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Cal Christensen 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Cal Christensen 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Cal Christensen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Cal Christensen 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Cal Christensen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Cal Christensen 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Cal Christensen 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Cal Christensen 1,507

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Cal Christensen 1,587

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Cal Christensen 460

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Cal Christensen 291

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Cal Christensen .330

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Cal Christensen .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Cal Christensen 6.6 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Cal Christensen 7.8 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Cal Christensen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Cal Christensen 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Cal Christensen 4.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Cal Christensen 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Cal Christensen 42

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Cal Christensen 45

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Cal Christensen 16

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Cal Christensen 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Cal Christensen .308

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Cal Christensen .563

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Cal Christensen 5.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Cal Christensen 5.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Cal Christensen 2.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.