Rick Barry vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Rudy LaRusso 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Rudy LaRusso 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Rudy LaRusso 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 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Rudy LaRusso - 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.