Rick Barry vs. Dan Issel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dan Issel 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.

Dan Issel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dan Issel 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dan Issel 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dan Issel 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dan Issel 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dan Issel 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dan Issel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dan Issel 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dan Issel 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dan Issel 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dan Issel 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 Dan Issel 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dan Issel 7.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dan Issel 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dan Issel 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dan Issel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dan Issel 14,659

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dan Issel 5,707

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dan Issel 1,804

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dan Issel 698

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dan Issel 396

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dan Issel 718

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dan Issel .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dan Issel .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dan Issel .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dan Issel 23.8 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dan Issel 10.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dan Issel 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dan Issel 1.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dan Issel 0.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dan Issel 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dan Issel 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dan Issel 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dan Issel 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dan Issel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dan Issel 1,029

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dan Issel 393

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dan Issel 145

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dan Issel 42

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dan Issel 24

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dan Issel 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dan Issel .496

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dan Issel .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dan Issel .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dan Issel 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dan Issel 10.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dan Issel 4.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dan Issel 1.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dan Issel 1.2 (1984)

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.