Rick Barry vs. Melvin Newbern Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Newbern 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.

Melvin Newbern

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Melvin Newbern: 1992-93 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Melvin Newbern 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Melvin Newbern 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Melvin Newbern 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Melvin Newbern 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Melvin Newbern 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Melvin Newbern 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Melvin Newbern 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Melvin Newbern 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Melvin Newbern 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Melvin Newbern 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 Melvin Newbern 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Melvin Newbern 1.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Melvin Newbern 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Melvin Newbern 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Melvin Newbern 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Melvin Newbern 119

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Melvin Newbern 37

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Melvin Newbern 57

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Melvin Newbern 23

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Melvin Newbern 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Melvin Newbern 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Melvin Newbern .372

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Melvin Newbern .125

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Melvin Newbern .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Melvin Newbern 3.6 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Melvin Newbern 1.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Melvin Newbern 1.7 (1993)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Melvin Newbern 0.7 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Melvin Newbern 0.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Melvin Newbern -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Melvin Newbern -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Melvin Newbern -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Melvin Newbern -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Melvin Newbern -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Melvin Newbern -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Melvin Newbern -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Melvin Newbern -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Melvin Newbern -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Melvin Newbern -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Melvin Newbern 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Melvin Newbern -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Melvin Newbern -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Melvin Newbern -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Melvin Newbern -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Melvin Newbern -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Melvin Newbern -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Melvin Newbern -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Melvin Newbern -

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.