Rick Barry vs. Nick Vanos Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Vanos 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.

Nick Vanos

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Nick Vanos 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Nick Vanos 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Nick Vanos 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Nick Vanos 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Nick Vanos 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Nick Vanos 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Nick Vanos 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 Nick Vanos 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Nick Vanos 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Nick Vanos 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Nick Vanos 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Nick Vanos 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Nick Vanos 222

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Nick Vanos 240

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Nick Vanos 59

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Nick Vanos 21

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Nick Vanos 28

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Nick Vanos 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Nick Vanos .383

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Nick Vanos .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Nick Vanos .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Nick Vanos -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Nick Vanos -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Nick Vanos -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Nick Vanos -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Nick Vanos -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Nick Vanos -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Nick Vanos 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Nick Vanos -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Nick Vanos -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Nick Vanos -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Nick Vanos -

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.