Rick Barry vs. Kyle Kuzma Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyle Kuzma 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
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kyle Kuzma 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kyle Kuzma 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kyle Kuzma 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kyle Kuzma 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kyle Kuzma 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kyle Kuzma 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kyle Kuzma 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kyle Kuzma 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kyle Kuzma 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kyle Kuzma 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 Kyle Kuzma 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kyle Kuzma 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kyle Kuzma 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kyle Kuzma 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kyle Kuzma 9,210

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kyle Kuzma 3,413

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kyle Kuzma 1,446

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kyle Kuzma 304

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kyle Kuzma 281

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kyle Kuzma 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kyle Kuzma .450

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kyle Kuzma .334

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kyle Kuzma .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kyle Kuzma 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kyle Kuzma 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kyle Kuzma 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kyle Kuzma 276

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kyle Kuzma 99

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kyle Kuzma 28

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kyle Kuzma 9

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kyle Kuzma 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kyle Kuzma .393

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kyle Kuzma .276

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kyle Kuzma .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020)

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.