Rick Barry vs. Gene Gillette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Gillette 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gene Gillette: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gene Gillette 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gene Gillette 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gene Gillette 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gene Gillette 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gene Gillette 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gene Gillette 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gene Gillette 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gene Gillette 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gene Gillette 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gene Gillette 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 Gene Gillette 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gene Gillette 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gene Gillette 8

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gene Gillette 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gene Gillette 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gene Gillette .091

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gene Gillette .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gene Gillette 0.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gene Gillette 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gene Gillette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gene Gillette -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gene Gillette -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gene Gillette -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gene Gillette -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gene Gillette 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gene Gillette -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gene Gillette -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gene Gillette -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gene Gillette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gene Gillette -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gene Gillette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gene Gillette - 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.