Rick Barry vs. John Salmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salmons 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 Salmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Salmons 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Salmons 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Salmons 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Salmons 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Salmons 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Salmons 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Salmons 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Salmons 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Salmons 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 Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Salmons 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Salmons 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Salmons 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Salmons 8,292

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Salmons 2,603

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Salmons 2,183

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Salmons 756

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Salmons 239

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Salmons 895

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Salmons .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Salmons .366

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Salmons .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Salmons 18.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Salmons 4.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Salmons 3.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Salmons 1.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Salmons 0.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Salmons 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Salmons 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Salmons 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Salmons 259

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Salmons 66

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Salmons 50

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Salmons 21

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Salmons 11

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Salmons 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Salmons .393

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Salmons .243

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Salmons .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Salmons 18.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Salmons 4.4 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Salmons 4.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Salmons 1.4 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Salmons 1.0 (2009)

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.