Rick Barry vs. Red Kerr Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Kerr 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Red Kerr: 1954-55 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Red Kerr 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Red Kerr 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Red Kerr 12

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Red Kerr 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Red Kerr 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Red Kerr 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Red Kerr 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Red Kerr 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Red Kerr 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Red Kerr 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 Red Kerr 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Red Kerr 11.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Red Kerr 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Red Kerr 12,480

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Red Kerr 10,092

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Red Kerr 2,004

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Red Kerr 905

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Red Kerr .418

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Red Kerr .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Red Kerr 17.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Red Kerr 14.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Red Kerr 3.4 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Red Kerr - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Red Kerr 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Red Kerr 10.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Red Kerr 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Red Kerr 933

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Red Kerr 827

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Red Kerr 152

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Red Kerr 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Red Kerr .386

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Red Kerr - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Red Kerr .687

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Red Kerr 19.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Red Kerr 20.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Red Kerr 3.2 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Red Kerr - n/a **

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. ** 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.