Rick Barry vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gene Shue 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gene Shue 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gene Shue 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gene Shue 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gene Shue 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 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gene Shue 3.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gene Shue 2,608

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gene Shue .396

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gene Shue 4.1

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gene Shue 132

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gene Shue .424

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

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

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