Rick Barry vs. Don Savage Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don Savage: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don Savage 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don Savage 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don Savage 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don Savage 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don Savage 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don Savage 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don Savage 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don Savage 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don Savage 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 Savage 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don Savage 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don Savage 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don Savage 54

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don Savage 31

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don Savage 14

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don Savage 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don Savage .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don Savage .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don Savage 3.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don Savage 2.0 (1952)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don Savage 1.0 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don Savage -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don Savage -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don Savage -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don Savage -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don Savage -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don Savage -

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don Savage 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don Savage -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don Savage -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Don Savage -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don Savage -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Don Savage -

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

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Don Savage - 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.