Rick Barry vs. Jimmy Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Oliver 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.

Jimmy Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jimmy Oliver: 1991-92 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jimmy Oliver 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jimmy Oliver 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jimmy Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jimmy Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jimmy Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jimmy Oliver 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jimmy Oliver 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jimmy Oliver 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jimmy Oliver 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 Jimmy Oliver 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jimmy Oliver 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jimmy Oliver 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jimmy Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jimmy Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jimmy Oliver 331

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jimmy Oliver 80

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jimmy Oliver 55

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jimmy Oliver 27

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jimmy Oliver 3

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jimmy Oliver 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jimmy Oliver .407

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jimmy Oliver .340

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jimmy Oliver .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jimmy Oliver 5.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jimmy Oliver 2.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jimmy Oliver 1.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jimmy Oliver 0.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jimmy Oliver 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jimmy Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jimmy Oliver -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jimmy Oliver -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jimmy Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jimmy Oliver -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jimmy Oliver -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jimmy Oliver -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jimmy Oliver -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jimmy Oliver 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jimmy Oliver -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jimmy Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jimmy Oliver -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jimmy Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jimmy Oliver -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jimmy Oliver -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jimmy Oliver -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jimmy Oliver -

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.