Rick Barry vs. Otis Birdsong Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Birdsong 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.

Otis Birdsong

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Otis Birdsong 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Otis Birdsong 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Otis Birdsong 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Otis Birdsong 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Otis Birdsong 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Otis Birdsong 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Otis Birdsong 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Otis Birdsong 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Otis Birdsong 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Otis Birdsong 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 Otis Birdsong 18.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Otis Birdsong 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Otis Birdsong 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Otis Birdsong 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Otis Birdsong 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Otis Birdsong 12,544

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Otis Birdsong 2,072

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Otis Birdsong 2,260

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Otis Birdsong 858

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Otis Birdsong 143

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Otis Birdsong 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Otis Birdsong .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Otis Birdsong .274 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Otis Birdsong .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Otis Birdsong 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Otis Birdsong 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Otis Birdsong 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Otis Birdsong 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Otis Birdsong 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Otis Birdsong 546

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Otis Birdsong 104

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Otis Birdsong 104

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Otis Birdsong 56

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Otis Birdsong 5

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Otis Birdsong 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Otis Birdsong .480

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Otis Birdsong .091 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Otis Birdsong .583

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986)

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.