Rick Barry vs. Caleb Houstan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Caleb Houstan 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Caleb Houstan: 2022-23 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Caleb Houstan 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Caleb Houstan 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Caleb Houstan 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Caleb Houstan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Caleb Houstan 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Caleb Houstan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Caleb Houstan 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Caleb Houstan 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Caleb Houstan 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Caleb Houstan 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 Caleb Houstan 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Caleb Houstan 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Caleb Houstan 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Caleb Houstan 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Caleb Houstan 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Caleb Houstan 685

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Caleb Houstan 258

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Caleb Houstan 94

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Caleb Houstan 49

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Caleb Houstan 17

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Caleb Houstan 168

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Caleb Houstan .391

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Caleb Houstan .372

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Caleb Houstan .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Caleb Houstan 4.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Caleb Houstan 1.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Caleb Houstan 0.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Caleb Houstan 0.4 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Caleb Houstan 0.1 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Caleb Houstan 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Caleb Houstan 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Caleb Houstan 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Caleb Houstan 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Caleb Houstan 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Caleb Houstan 9

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Caleb Houstan 6

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Caleb Houstan 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Caleb Houstan 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Caleb Houstan 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Caleb Houstan 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Caleb Houstan .188

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Caleb Houstan .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Caleb Houstan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Caleb Houstan 1.2 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Caleb Houstan 0.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Caleb Houstan 0.2 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Caleb Houstan 0.0 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Caleb Houstan 0.2 (2025)

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.