Rick Barry vs. Nikola Jovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jovic 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.

Nikola Jovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Nikola Jovic: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Nikola Jovic 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Nikola Jovic 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Nikola Jovic 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Nikola Jovic 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Nikola Jovic 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Nikola Jovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Nikola Jovic 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Nikola Jovic 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Nikola Jovic 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Nikola Jovic 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 Nikola Jovic 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Nikola Jovic 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Nikola Jovic 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Nikola Jovic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Nikola Jovic 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Nikola Jovic 434

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Nikola Jovic 223

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Nikola Jovic 100

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Nikola Jovic 32

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Nikola Jovic 16

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Nikola Jovic 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Nikola Jovic .443

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Nikola Jovic .369

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Nikola Jovic .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Nikola Jovic 7.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Nikola Jovic 4.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Nikola Jovic 2.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nikola Jovic 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Nikola Jovic 0.3 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Nikola Jovic 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Nikola Jovic 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Nikola Jovic 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Nikola Jovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Nikola Jovic 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Nikola Jovic 49

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Nikola Jovic 38

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Nikola Jovic 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Nikola Jovic 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Nikola Jovic 3

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Nikola Jovic 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Nikola Jovic .425

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Nikola Jovic .375

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Nikola Jovic .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Nikola Jovic 9.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Nikola Jovic 6.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Nikola Jovic 2.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nikola Jovic 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Nikola Jovic 0.6 (2024)

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.