Rick Barry vs. Gus Gerard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Gerard 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.

Gus Gerard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gus Gerard: 1976-77 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gus Gerard 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gus Gerard 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gus Gerard 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gus Gerard 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gus Gerard 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gus Gerard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gus Gerard 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gus Gerard 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gus Gerard 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gus Gerard 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 Gus Gerard 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gus Gerard 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gus Gerard 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gus Gerard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gus Gerard 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gus Gerard 1,607

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gus Gerard 719

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gus Gerard 224

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gus Gerard 151

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gus Gerard 135

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gus Gerard 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gus Gerard .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gus Gerard .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gus Gerard .649

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gus Gerard 7.4 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gus Gerard 3.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gus Gerard 1.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gus Gerard 0.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gus Gerard 1.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gus Gerard 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gus Gerard 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gus Gerard 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gus Gerard 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gus Gerard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gus Gerard 20

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gus Gerard 16

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gus Gerard 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gus Gerard 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gus Gerard 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gus Gerard 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gus Gerard .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gus Gerard - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gus Gerard .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gus Gerard 3.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gus Gerard 2.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gus Gerard 0.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979)

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.