Rick Barry vs. Rodney Buford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rodney Buford 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.

Rodney Buford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Rodney Buford 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Rodney Buford 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Rodney Buford 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Rodney Buford 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Rodney Buford 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Rodney Buford 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Rodney Buford 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Rodney Buford 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Rodney Buford 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 Rodney Buford 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Rodney Buford 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Rodney Buford 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Rodney Buford 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Rodney Buford 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Rodney Buford 1,472

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Rodney Buford 598

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Rodney Buford 179

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Rodney Buford 115

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Rodney Buford 31

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Rodney Buford 230

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Rodney Buford .412

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Rodney Buford .300

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Rodney Buford .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Rodney Buford 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Rodney Buford 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Rodney Buford 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Rodney Buford 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Rodney Buford 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Rodney Buford 44

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Rodney Buford 18

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Rodney Buford 7

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Rodney Buford 6

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Rodney Buford 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Rodney Buford 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Rodney Buford .386

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Rodney Buford .455

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Rodney Buford .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001)

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.