Rick Barry vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Fred Saunders 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Fred Saunders 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 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Fred Saunders 0.0 (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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.