Rick Barry vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Herb Williams 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Herb Williams 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Herb Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Herb Williams 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 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Herb Williams 25

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.