Rick Barry vs. Pau Gasol Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pau Gasol 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.

Pau Gasol

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Pau Gasol 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Pau Gasol 18

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Pau Gasol 12

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Pau Gasol 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Pau Gasol 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Pau Gasol 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Pau Gasol 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Pau Gasol 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Pau Gasol 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Pau Gasol 1

* 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 Pau Gasol 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Pau Gasol 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Pau Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Pau Gasol 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Pau Gasol 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Pau Gasol 20,894

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Pau Gasol 11,305

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Pau Gasol 3,925

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Pau Gasol 606

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Pau Gasol 1,941

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Pau Gasol 1,226

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Pau Gasol .507

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Pau Gasol .368

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Pau Gasol .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Pau Gasol 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Pau Gasol 9.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Pau Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Pau Gasol 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Pau Gasol 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Pau Gasol 2,098

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Pau Gasol 1,246

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Pau Gasol 438

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Pau Gasol 71

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Pau Gasol 233

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Pau Gasol 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Pau Gasol .508

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Pau Gasol .297

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Pau Gasol .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015)

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.