Rick Barry vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jeff Ruland 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jeff Ruland 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jeff Ruland 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jeff Ruland 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 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)

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.