Rick Barry vs. Micheal Ray Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Micheal Ray Richardson 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.

Micheal Ray Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 M. Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 M. Richardson 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 M. Richardson 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 M. Richardson 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * M. Richardson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 M. Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 M. Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * M. Richardson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 M. Richardson 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 M. Richardson 0

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 M. Richardson 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * M. Richardson 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 M. Richardson 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 M. Richardson 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 M. Richardson 7.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * M. Richardson 2.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * M. Richardson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 M. Richardson 8,253

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 M. Richardson 3,056

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 M. Richardson 3,899

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * M. Richardson 1,463

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * M. Richardson 206

Total Games Rick Barry 794 M. Richardson 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 M. Richardson .457

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * M. Richardson .220 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 M. Richardson .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) M. Richardson 20.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) M. Richardson 6.9 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) M. Richardson 10.1 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * M. Richardson 3.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * M. Richardson 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 M. Richardson 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 M. Richardson 7.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * M. Richardson 2.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * M. Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 M. Richardson 282

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 M. Richardson 99

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 M. Richardson 129

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * M. Richardson 50

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * M. Richardson 4

Total Games Rick Barry 74 M. Richardson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 M. Richardson .386

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * M. Richardson .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 M. Richardson .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) M. Richardson 18.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) M. Richardson 9.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) M. Richardson 11.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * M. Richardson 3.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * M. Richardson 0.4 (1984)

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.