Rick Barry vs. Elmer Gainer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmer Gainer 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.

Elmer Gainer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Elmer Gainer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Elmer Gainer 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Elmer Gainer 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Elmer Gainer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Elmer Gainer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Elmer Gainer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Elmer Gainer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Elmer Gainer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Elmer Gainer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Elmer Gainer 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 Elmer Gainer 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Elmer Gainer 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Elmer Gainer 29

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Elmer Gainer 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Elmer Gainer 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Elmer Gainer .227

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Elmer Gainer .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Elmer Gainer -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Elmer Gainer -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Elmer Gainer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Elmer Gainer -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Elmer Gainer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Elmer Gainer - 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.