Rick Barry vs. Ernie Grunfeld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Grunfeld 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.

Ernie Grunfeld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ernie Grunfeld: 1977-78 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ernie Grunfeld 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ernie Grunfeld 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ernie Grunfeld 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ernie Grunfeld 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ernie Grunfeld 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ernie Grunfeld 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ernie Grunfeld 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ernie Grunfeld 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ernie Grunfeld 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ernie Grunfeld 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 Ernie Grunfeld 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ernie Grunfeld 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ernie Grunfeld 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ernie Grunfeld 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ernie Grunfeld 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ernie Grunfeld 5,124

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ernie Grunfeld 1,815

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ernie Grunfeld 1,419

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ernie Grunfeld 472

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ernie Grunfeld 134

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ernie Grunfeld 693

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ernie Grunfeld .477

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ernie Grunfeld .337 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ernie Grunfeld .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ernie Grunfeld 12.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ernie Grunfeld 4.4 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ernie Grunfeld 3.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ernie Grunfeld 0.9 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ernie Grunfeld 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ernie Grunfeld 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ernie Grunfeld 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ernie Grunfeld 2.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ernie Grunfeld 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ernie Grunfeld 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ernie Grunfeld 375

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ernie Grunfeld 92

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ernie Grunfeld 121

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ernie Grunfeld 43

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ernie Grunfeld 12

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ernie Grunfeld 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ernie Grunfeld .488

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ernie Grunfeld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ernie Grunfeld .827

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ernie Grunfeld 16.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ernie Grunfeld 4.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ernie Grunfeld 5.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ernie Grunfeld 2.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ernie Grunfeld 0.6 (1981)

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.