Rick Barry vs. Linton Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Johnson 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.

Linton Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Linton Johnson: 2003-04 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Linton Johnson 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Linton Johnson 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Linton Johnson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Linton Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Linton Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Linton Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Linton Johnson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Linton Johnson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Linton Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Linton Johnson 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 Linton Johnson 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Linton Johnson 3.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Linton Johnson 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Linton Johnson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Linton Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Linton Johnson 582

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Linton Johnson 493

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Linton Johnson 65

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Linton Johnson 84

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Linton Johnson 63

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Linton Johnson 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Linton Johnson .416

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Linton Johnson .305

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Linton Johnson .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Linton Johnson 4.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Linton Johnson 4.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Linton Johnson 0.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Linton Johnson 0.9 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Linton Johnson 0.8 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Linton Johnson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Linton Johnson 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Linton Johnson 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Linton Johnson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Linton Johnson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Linton Johnson 4

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Linton Johnson 4

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Linton Johnson 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Linton Johnson 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Linton Johnson 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Linton Johnson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Linton Johnson .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Linton Johnson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Linton Johnson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Linton Johnson 0.3 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009)

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.