Rick Barry vs. Ralph Simpson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ralph Simpson 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.

Ralph Simpson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ralph Simpson: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ralph Simpson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ralph Simpson 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ralph Simpson 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ralph Simpson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ralph Simpson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ralph Simpson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ralph Simpson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ralph Simpson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ralph Simpson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ralph Simpson 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 Ralph Simpson 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ralph Simpson 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ralph Simpson 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ralph Simpson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ralph Simpson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ralph Simpson 1,832

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ralph Simpson 445

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ralph Simpson 479

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ralph Simpson 189

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ralph Simpson 17

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ralph Simpson 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ralph Simpson .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ralph Simpson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ralph Simpson .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ralph Simpson 11.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ralph Simpson 2.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ralph Simpson 2.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ralph Simpson 1.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ralph Simpson 0.1 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ralph Simpson 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ralph Simpson 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ralph Simpson 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ralph Simpson 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ralph Simpson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ralph Simpson 106

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ralph Simpson 24

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ralph Simpson 41

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ralph Simpson 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ralph Simpson 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ralph Simpson 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ralph Simpson .413

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ralph Simpson - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ralph Simpson .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ralph Simpson 7.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ralph Simpson 1.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ralph Simpson 2.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ralph Simpson 0.3 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ralph Simpson 0.2 (1978)

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.