Rick Barry vs. Earl Cureton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Cureton 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.

Earl Cureton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Earl Cureton 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Earl Cureton 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Earl Cureton 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Earl Cureton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Earl Cureton 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Earl Cureton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Earl Cureton 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Earl Cureton 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Earl Cureton 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Earl Cureton 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 Earl Cureton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Earl Cureton 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Earl Cureton 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Earl Cureton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Earl Cureton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Earl Cureton 3,620

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Earl Cureton 3,172

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Earl Cureton 678

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Earl Cureton 341

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Earl Cureton 361

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Earl Cureton 674

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Earl Cureton .473

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Earl Cureton .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Earl Cureton .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Earl Cureton 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Earl Cureton 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Earl Cureton 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Earl Cureton 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Earl Cureton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Earl Cureton 169

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Earl Cureton 173

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Earl Cureton 22

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Earl Cureton 19

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Earl Cureton 8

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Earl Cureton 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Earl Cureton .450

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Earl Cureton .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Earl Cureton .472

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985)

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.