Rick Barry vs. Don Putman Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don Putman: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don Putman 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don Putman 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don Putman 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don Putman 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don Putman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don Putman 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don Putman 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don Putman 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don Putman 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 Putman 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don Putman 1.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don Putman 1,030

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don Putman 285

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don Putman 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don Putman .262

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don Putman .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don Putman 6.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don Putman 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don Putman 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don Putman 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don Putman 42

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don Putman - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don Putman 10

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don Putman 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don Putman .215

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don Putman .421

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Don Putman 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don Putman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Don Putman 2.0 (1949)

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

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

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.