Rick Barry vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Louie Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Louie Nelson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Louie Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Louie Nelson 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 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Louie Nelson -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.