Rick Barry vs. Keith Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Closs 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Keith Closs 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Keith Closs 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Keith Closs 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Keith Closs 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Keith Closs 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Keith Closs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Keith Closs 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Keith Closs 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Keith Closs 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Keith Closs 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 Keith Closs 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Keith Closs 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Keith Closs 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Keith Closs 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Keith Closs 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Keith Closs 502

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Keith Closs 372

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Keith Closs 44

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Keith Closs 28

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Keith Closs 163

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Keith Closs 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Keith Closs .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Keith Closs .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Keith Closs .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Keith Closs 4.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Keith Closs 3.1 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Keith Closs 0.4 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Keith Closs 0.2 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Keith Closs 1.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Keith Closs -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Keith Closs -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Keith Closs -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Keith Closs -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Keith Closs -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Keith Closs -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Keith Closs -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Keith Closs -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Keith Closs -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Keith Closs -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Keith Closs 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Keith Closs -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Keith Closs -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Keith Closs -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Keith Closs -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Keith Closs -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Keith Closs -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Keith Closs -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Keith Closs -

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.