Rick Barry vs. Dean Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Oliver 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.

Dean Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dean Oliver: 2001-02 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dean Oliver 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dean Oliver 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dean Oliver 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dean Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dean Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dean Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dean Oliver 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dean Oliver 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dean Oliver 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dean Oliver 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 Dean Oliver 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dean Oliver 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dean Oliver 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dean Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dean Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dean Oliver 64

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dean Oliver 24

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dean Oliver 44

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dean Oliver 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dean Oliver 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dean Oliver 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dean Oliver .320

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dean Oliver .158

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dean Oliver .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dean Oliver 2.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dean Oliver 1.1 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dean Oliver 1.5 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dean Oliver 0.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dean Oliver 0.0 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dean Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dean Oliver -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dean Oliver -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dean Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dean Oliver -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dean Oliver -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dean Oliver -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dean Oliver -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dean Oliver -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dean Oliver -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dean Oliver 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dean Oliver -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dean Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dean Oliver -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dean Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dean Oliver -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dean Oliver -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dean Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dean Oliver -

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.