Rick Barry vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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 Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Hutchins 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Hutchins 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Hutchins 0

Rebounds Leader Rick Barry 0 Mel Hutchins 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Hutchins 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Hutchins 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. 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 Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Hutchins - n/a **

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