Rick Barry vs. Chris Taft Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Taft 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.

Chris Taft

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Chris Taft: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Chris Taft 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Chris Taft 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Chris Taft 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Chris Taft 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Chris Taft 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Chris Taft 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Chris Taft 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Chris Taft 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Chris Taft 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Chris Taft 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 Chris Taft 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Chris Taft 2.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Chris Taft 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Chris Taft 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Chris Taft 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Chris Taft 47

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Chris Taft 36

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Chris Taft 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Chris Taft 2

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Chris Taft 7

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Chris Taft 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Chris Taft .605

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Chris Taft -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Chris Taft .167

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Chris Taft 2.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Chris Taft 2.1 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Chris Taft 0.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Chris Taft 0.1 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Chris Taft 0.4 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Chris Taft -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Chris Taft -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Chris Taft -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Chris Taft -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Chris Taft -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Chris Taft -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Chris Taft -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Chris Taft -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Chris Taft -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Chris Taft -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Chris Taft 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Chris Taft -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Chris Taft -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Chris Taft -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Chris Taft -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Chris Taft -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Chris Taft -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Chris Taft -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Chris Taft -

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.