Rick Barry vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson 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 Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don Nelson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don Nelson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don Nelson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don Nelson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don Nelson 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 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don Nelson .480

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don Nelson .498

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

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.