Rick Barry vs. Larry Costello Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Costello 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.

Larry Costello

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Larry Costello: 1954-55 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Larry Costello 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Larry Costello 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Larry Costello 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Larry Costello 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Larry Costello 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Larry Costello 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Larry Costello 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Larry Costello 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Larry Costello 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Larry Costello 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 Larry Costello 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Larry Costello 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Larry Costello 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Larry Costello 8,622

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Larry Costello 2,705

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Larry Costello 3,215

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Larry Costello 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Larry Costello .438

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Larry Costello .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Larry Costello 15.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Larry Costello 5.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Larry Costello 6.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Larry Costello - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Larry Costello 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Larry Costello 3.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Larry Costello 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Larry Costello 592

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Larry Costello 171

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Larry Costello 218

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Larry Costello 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Larry Costello .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Larry Costello .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Larry Costello 17.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Larry Costello 8.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Larry Costello 6.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Larry Costello - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.