Rick Barry vs. Rick Brunson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Brunson 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.

Rick Brunson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Rick Brunson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Rick Brunson 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Rick Brunson 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Rick Brunson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Rick Brunson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Rick Brunson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Rick Brunson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Rick Brunson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Rick Brunson 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 Rick Brunson 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Rick Brunson 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Rick Brunson 2.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Rick Brunson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Rick Brunson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Rick Brunson 1,090

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Rick Brunson 447

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Rick Brunson 876

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Rick Brunson 201

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Rick Brunson 21

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Rick Brunson 337

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Rick Brunson .378

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Rick Brunson .362

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Rick Brunson .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Rick Brunson 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Rick Brunson 0.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Rick Brunson 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Rick Brunson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Rick Brunson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Rick Brunson 9

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Rick Brunson 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Rick Brunson 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Rick Brunson 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Rick Brunson 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Rick Brunson 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Rick Brunson .286

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Rick Brunson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Rick Brunson .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002)

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.