Rick Barry vs. Jim Riffey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Riffey 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 Riffey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jim Riffey: 1950-51 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jim Riffey 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jim Riffey 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jim Riffey 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jim Riffey 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jim Riffey 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jim Riffey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jim Riffey 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jim Riffey 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jim Riffey 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jim Riffey 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. 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 Riffey 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jim Riffey 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jim Riffey 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jim Riffey 150

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jim Riffey 61

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jim Riffey 16

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jim Riffey 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jim Riffey .351

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jim Riffey .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jim Riffey 4.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jim Riffey 1.7 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jim Riffey 0.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jim Riffey - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jim Riffey -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jim Riffey -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jim Riffey -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jim Riffey -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jim Riffey -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jim Riffey -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jim Riffey 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jim Riffey -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jim Riffey -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jim Riffey -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jim Riffey -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jim Riffey -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Riffey - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jim Riffey - 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.