Rick Barry vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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.

Paul Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Paul Shirley 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Shirley 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Shirley 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul Shirley 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 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Shirley 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Shirley -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Paul Shirley -

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.