Rick Barry vs. Dick Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Cunningham 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.

Dick Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dick Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dick Cunningham 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dick Cunningham 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dick Cunningham 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dick Cunningham 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dick Cunningham 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dick Cunningham 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dick Cunningham 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dick Cunningham 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dick Cunningham 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 Dick Cunningham 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dick Cunningham 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dick Cunningham 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dick Cunningham 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dick Cunningham 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dick Cunningham 1,012

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dick Cunningham 1,324

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dick Cunningham 221

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dick Cunningham 2 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dick Cunningham 2 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dick Cunningham 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dick Cunningham .406

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dick Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dick Cunningham .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dick Cunningham 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dick Cunningham 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dick Cunningham 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dick Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dick Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dick Cunningham 47

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dick Cunningham 39

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dick Cunningham 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dick Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dick Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dick Cunningham 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dick Cunningham .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dick Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dick Cunningham .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dick Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dick Cunningham - *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.