Rick Barry vs. Lamar Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Patterson 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
Lamar Patterson: 2015-16 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Lamar Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Lamar Patterson 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Lamar Patterson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Lamar Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Lamar Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Lamar Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Lamar Patterson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Lamar Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Lamar Patterson 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 Lamar Patterson 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Lamar Patterson 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Lamar Patterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Lamar Patterson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Lamar Patterson 93

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Lamar Patterson 57

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Lamar Patterson 45

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Lamar Patterson 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Lamar Patterson 2

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Lamar Patterson 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Lamar Patterson .326

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Lamar Patterson .236

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Lamar Patterson .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Lamar Patterson 2.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Lamar Patterson 1.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Lamar Patterson 1.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Lamar Patterson 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Lamar Patterson 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Lamar Patterson 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Lamar Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Lamar Patterson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Lamar Patterson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Lamar Patterson 6

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Lamar Patterson 5

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Lamar Patterson 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Lamar Patterson 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Lamar Patterson 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Lamar Patterson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Lamar Patterson .286

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Lamar Patterson .333

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Lamar Patterson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Lamar Patterson 1.5 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Lamar Patterson 1.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Lamar Patterson 0.8 (2016)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Lamar Patterson 0.0 (2016)

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.