Rick Barry vs. Paul Walther Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Walther 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 Walther

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Walther: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Walther 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Walther 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Walther 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Walther 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Walther 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Walther 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Walther 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Walther 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul Walther 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. 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 Walther 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Walther 3.7 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Walther 2.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Walther 2,838

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Walther 1,168 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Walther 974

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Walther 370

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Walther .362

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Walther .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Walther 12.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Walther 4.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Walther 3.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Walther - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Walther 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Walther 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Walther 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Walther 143

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Walther 40 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Walther 35

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Walther 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Walther .377

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Walther - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Walther .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Walther 16.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Walther 4.0 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Walther 3.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Walther - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Paul Walther - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.