Rick Barry vs. Jim Spanarkel Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jim Spanarkel: 1979-80 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jim Spanarkel 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jim Spanarkel 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jim Spanarkel 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jim Spanarkel 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jim Spanarkel 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jim Spanarkel 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jim Spanarkel 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jim Spanarkel 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jim Spanarkel 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 Spanarkel 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jim Spanarkel 2.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jim Spanarkel 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jim Spanarkel 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jim Spanarkel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jim Spanarkel 2,505

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jim Spanarkel 652

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jim Spanarkel 572

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jim Spanarkel 248

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jim Spanarkel 38

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jim Spanarkel 259

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jim Spanarkel .470

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jim Spanarkel .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jim Spanarkel .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jim Spanarkel 14.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jim Spanarkel 3.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jim Spanarkel 2.8 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Spanarkel 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jim Spanarkel 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jim Spanarkel 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jim Spanarkel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jim Spanarkel .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jim Spanarkel -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jim Spanarkel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jim Spanarkel 0.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (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.