Rick Barry vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant 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.

Ja Morant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ja Morant 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ja Morant 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ja Morant 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ja Morant 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ja Morant 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ja Morant 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ja Morant 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ja Morant 1

* 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 Ja Morant 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ja Morant 4.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ja Morant 5,783

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ja Morant 1,243

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ja Morant 1,903

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ja Morant 254

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ja Morant 74

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ja Morant 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ja Morant .472

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ja Morant .318

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ja Morant .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ja Morant 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ja Morant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ja Morant 6.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ja Morant 8.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ja Morant 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ja Morant 518

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ja Morant 130

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ja Morant 164

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ja Morant 29

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ja Morant 5

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ja Morant 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ja Morant .449

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ja Morant .357

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ja Morant .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ja Morant 0.4 (2022)

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.