Rick Barry vs. Jim Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson 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.

Jim Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jim Paxson: 1979-80 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jim Paxson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jim Paxson 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jim Paxson 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jim Paxson 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jim Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jim Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jim Paxson 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jim Paxson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jim Paxson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jim Paxson 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 Jim Paxson 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jim Paxson 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jim Paxson 2.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jim Paxson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jim Paxson 11,199

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jim Paxson 1,593

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jim Paxson 2,300

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jim Paxson 951

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jim Paxson 93

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jim Paxson 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jim Paxson .498

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jim Paxson .225

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jim Paxson .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jim Paxson 21.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jim Paxson 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jim Paxson 3.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Paxson 1.8 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jim Paxson 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jim Paxson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jim Paxson 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jim Paxson 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jim Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jim Paxson 554

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jim Paxson 80

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jim Paxson 100

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jim Paxson 38

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jim Paxson 4

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jim Paxson 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jim Paxson .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jim Paxson .267

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jim Paxson .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jim Paxson 23.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Paxson 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jim Paxson 0.3 (1980)

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.