Rick Barry vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli 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.

Nicolo Melli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Nicolo Melli 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Nicolo Melli 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Nicolo Melli 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Nicolo Melli 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Nicolo Melli 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Nicolo Melli 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Nicolo Melli 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 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

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.