Rick Barry vs. Kelvin Upshaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Upshaw 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.

Kelvin Upshaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kelvin Upshaw 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kelvin Upshaw 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kelvin Upshaw 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 Kelvin Upshaw 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kelvin Upshaw 1.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kelvin Upshaw 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kelvin Upshaw 649

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kelvin Upshaw 145

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kelvin Upshaw 257

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kelvin Upshaw 81

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kelvin Upshaw 9

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kelvin Upshaw 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kelvin Upshaw .453

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kelvin Upshaw .237

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kelvin Upshaw .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kelvin Upshaw 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kelvin Upshaw 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kelvin Upshaw 10

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kelvin Upshaw 2

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kelvin Upshaw 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kelvin Upshaw 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kelvin Upshaw 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kelvin Upshaw .417

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kelvin Upshaw -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kelvin Upshaw -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989)

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.