Rick Barry vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Earl Tatum 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Earl Tatum 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Earl Tatum 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 Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.