Rick Barry vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mike Novak 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mike Novak 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mike Novak 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mike Novak 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.