Rick Barry vs. Jerry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Bird 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jerry Bird 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jerry Bird 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jerry Bird 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jerry Bird 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jerry Bird 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jerry Bird 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jerry Bird 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jerry Bird 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jerry Bird 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 Jerry Bird 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jerry Bird 1.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jerry Bird 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jerry Bird 25

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jerry Bird 12

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jerry Bird 4

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jerry Bird 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jerry Bird .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jerry Bird 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jerry Bird - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jerry Bird -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jerry Bird -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jerry Bird -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jerry Bird 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jerry Bird -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jerry Bird -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jerry Bird - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.