Rick Barry vs. Mel Bennett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Bennett 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.

Mel Bennett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Bennett 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Bennett 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Bennett 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Bennett 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Bennett 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Bennett 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Bennett 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Bennett 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Bennett 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Bennett 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 Mel Bennett 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Bennett 3.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Bennett 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Bennett 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Bennett 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Bennett 498

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Bennett 426

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Bennett 107

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Bennett 52

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Bennett 51

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Bennett 129

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Bennett .346

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Bennett .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Bennett .608

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Bennett -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Bennett -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Bennett -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Bennett -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Bennett -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Bennett -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Bennett -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Bennett -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Bennett -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Bennett -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Bennett 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Bennett -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Bennett - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Bennett -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Bennett -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Bennett -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Bennett -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Bennett -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Bennett -

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.