Rick Barry vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson 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.

Don Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don Carlson 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don Carlson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don Carlson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don Carlson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Don Carlson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don Carlson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don Carlson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don Carlson 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don Carlson .330

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don Carlson .295

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Don Carlson - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.