Rick Barry vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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 Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Earl Shannon 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Earl Shannon 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Earl Shannon 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Earl Shannon 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Earl Shannon - 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.