Rick Barry vs. Ronnie Lester Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ronnie Lester 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
Ronnie Lester:
1980-81 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Ronnie Lester1
Rick Barry10
Ronnie Lester6
Rick Barry7
Ronnie Lester2
Rick Barry8
Ronnie Lester0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Ronnie Lester0
Rick Barry5
Ronnie Lester0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Ronnie Lester0
Rick Barry1
Ronnie Lester0
Rick Barry1 *
Ronnie Lester0
Rick Barry1
Ronnie Lester0
* 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
Ronnie Lester 7.3

Rick Barry 6.5
Ronnie Lester 1.9

Rick Barry 5.1
Ronnie Lester 4.0

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Ronnie Lester 0.7

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Ronnie Lester 0.1

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Ronnie Lester 1,816

Rick Barry 5,168
Ronnie Lester 473

Rick Barry 4,017
Ronnie Lester 1,003

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Ronnie Lester 187

Rick Barry 269
*
Ronnie Lester 32

Rick Barry 794
Ronnie Lester 250

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Ronnie Lester .469

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Ronnie Lester .227

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Ronnie Lester .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Ronnie Lester 11.6
(1982)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Ronnie Lester 2.8
(1982)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Ronnie Lester 5.1
(1983)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Ronnie Lester 1.1
(1982)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Ronnie Lester 0.2
(1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Ronnie Lester 2.7

Rick Barry 5.6
Ronnie Lester 1.0

Rick Barry 4.6
Ronnie Lester 0.9

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Ronnie Lester 0.1

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Ronnie Lester 0.0

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Ronnie Lester 38

Rick Barry 418
Ronnie Lester 14

Rick Barry 340
Ronnie Lester 13

Rick Barry 106
*
Ronnie Lester 2

Rick Barry 39
*
Ronnie Lester 0

Rick Barry 74
Ronnie Lester 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Ronnie Lester .394

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Ronnie Lester .000

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Ronnie Lester .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Ronnie Lester 3.8
(1981)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Ronnie Lester 1.2
(1981)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Ronnie Lester 1.0
(1985)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Ronnie Lester 0.4
(1981)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Ronnie Lester 0.0
(1985)

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.