Rick Barry vs. Grant Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Grant Long 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.

Grant Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Grant Long 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Grant Long 15

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Grant Long 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Grant Long 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Grant Long 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Grant Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Grant Long 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Grant Long 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Grant Long 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Grant Long 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 Grant Long 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Grant Long 6.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Grant Long 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Grant Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Grant Long 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Grant Long 9,518

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Grant Long 6,154

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Grant Long 1,716

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Grant Long 1,199

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Grant Long 366

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Grant Long 1,003

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Grant Long .467

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Grant Long .283

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Grant Long .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Grant Long 14.8 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Grant Long 9.6 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Grant Long 2.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Grant Long 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Grant Long 0.6 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Grant Long 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Grant Long 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Grant Long 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Grant Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Grant Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Grant Long 373

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Grant Long 243

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Grant Long 59

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Grant Long 41

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Grant Long 10

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Grant Long 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Grant Long .411

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Grant Long .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Grant Long .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Grant Long 13.7 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Grant Long 11.3 (1995)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Grant Long 2.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Grant Long 2.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Grant Long 0.5 (1994)

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.