Rick Barry vs. John Battle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Battle 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.

John Battle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Battle 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Battle 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Battle 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Battle 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Battle 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Battle 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 John Battle 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Battle 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Battle 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Battle 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 John Battle 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Battle 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Battle 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Battle 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Battle 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Battle 5,338

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Battle 824

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Battle 1,257

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Battle 273

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Battle 43

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Battle 612

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Battle .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Battle .273

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Battle .793

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Battle 13.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Battle 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Battle 2.7 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Battle 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Battle 0.1 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Battle 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Battle 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Battle 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Battle 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Battle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Battle 347

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Battle 72

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Battle 80

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Battle 13

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Battle 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Battle 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Battle .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Battle .182

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Battle .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Battle 11.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Battle 2.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Battle 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Battle 0.4 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Battle 0.1 (1992)

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.