Rick Barry vs. Gaylon Nickerson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gaylon Nickerson 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.

Gaylon Nickerson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gaylon Nickerson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gaylon Nickerson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gaylon Nickerson 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 Gaylon Nickerson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gaylon Nickerson 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gaylon Nickerson 15

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gaylon Nickerson 5

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gaylon Nickerson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gaylon Nickerson .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gaylon Nickerson .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gaylon Nickerson 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gaylon Nickerson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gaylon Nickerson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gaylon Nickerson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gaylon Nickerson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gaylon Nickerson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gaylon Nickerson -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gaylon Nickerson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gaylon Nickerson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gaylon Nickerson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gaylon Nickerson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gaylon Nickerson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gaylon Nickerson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gaylon Nickerson -

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.