Rick Barry vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dick Van Arsdale 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dick Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dick Van Arsdale .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dick Van Arsdale .422

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.