Rick Barry vs. Josh Giddey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Giddey 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.

Josh Giddey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Josh Giddey 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Josh Giddey 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Josh Giddey 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Josh Giddey 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Josh Giddey 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Josh Giddey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Josh Giddey 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Josh Giddey 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Josh Giddey 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Josh Giddey 7.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Josh Giddey 5.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Josh Giddey 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Josh Giddey 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Josh Giddey 2,920

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Josh Giddey 1,534

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Josh Giddey 1,200

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Josh Giddey 160

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Josh Giddey 95

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Josh Giddey 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Josh Giddey .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Josh Giddey .310

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Josh Giddey .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Josh Giddey 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Josh Giddey 4.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Josh Giddey 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Josh Giddey 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Josh Giddey 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Josh Giddey 15

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Josh Giddey 9

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Josh Giddey 6

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Josh Giddey 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Josh Giddey 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Josh Giddey 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Josh Giddey .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Josh Giddey .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Josh Giddey 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Josh Giddey 7.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Josh Giddey 4.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Josh Giddey 3.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Josh Giddey 0.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024)

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.