Rick Barry vs. Kevin McHale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin McHale 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.

Kevin McHale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kevin McHale 3

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kevin McHale 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kevin McHale 13

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kevin McHale 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kevin McHale 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kevin McHale 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kevin McHale 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Kevin McHale 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Kevin McHale 6

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kevin McHale 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kevin McHale 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kevin McHale 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 Kevin McHale 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kevin McHale 7.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kevin McHale 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kevin McHale 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kevin McHale 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kevin McHale 17,335

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kevin McHale 7,122

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kevin McHale 1,670

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kevin McHale 344

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kevin McHale 1,690

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kevin McHale 971

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kevin McHale .554

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kevin McHale .261

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kevin McHale .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kevin McHale 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kevin McHale 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kevin McHale 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kevin McHale 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kevin McHale 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kevin McHale 3,182

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kevin McHale 1,253

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kevin McHale 274

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kevin McHale 65

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kevin McHale 281

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kevin McHale 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kevin McHale .561

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kevin McHale .381

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kevin McHale .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986)

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.