Rick Barry vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Watson:
2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Paul Watson0
Rick Barry10
Paul Watson3
Rick Barry7
Paul Watson1
Rick Barry8
Paul Watson0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Paul Watson0
Rick Barry5
Paul Watson0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Paul Watson0
Rick Barry1
Paul Watson0
Rick Barry1 *
Paul Watson0
Rick Barry1
Paul Watson0
* 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

Rick Barry 23.2
Paul Watson 3.8

Rick Barry 6.5
Paul Watson 1.9

Rick Barry 5.1
Paul Watson 0.7

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Paul Watson 0.3

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Paul Watson 173

Rick Barry 5,168
Paul Watson 89

Rick Barry 4,017
Paul Watson 33

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Paul Watson 13

Rick Barry 269
*
Paul Watson 7

Rick Barry 794
Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Paul Watson 4.1
(2021)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Paul Watson 3.0
(2022)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Paul Watson 0.9
(2022)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Paul Watson 0.4
(2020)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Paul Watson 0.3
(2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Paul Watson 1.0

Rick Barry 5.6
Paul Watson 0.0

Rick Barry 4.6
Paul Watson 0.5

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Paul Watson 0.5

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Paul Watson 2

Rick Barry 418
Paul Watson 0

Rick Barry 340
Paul Watson 1

Rick Barry 106
*
Paul Watson 1

Rick Barry 39
*
Paul Watson 0

Rick Barry 74
Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Paul Watson .500

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

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Paul Watson 1.0
(2020)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Paul Watson 0.0
(2020)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Paul Watson 0.5
(2020)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Paul Watson 0.5
(2020)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Paul Watson 0.0
(2020)

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.