Rick Barry vs. Sam Lacey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Lacey 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.

Sam Lacey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Lacey 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Lacey 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Lacey 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Lacey 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Lacey 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Lacey 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Lacey 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Lacey 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam Lacey 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 Sam Lacey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Lacey 9.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Lacey 3.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Lacey 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Lacey 10,303

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Lacey 9,687

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Lacey 3,754

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Lacey 999 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Lacey 1,160 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Lacey 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Lacey .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Lacey .188 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Lacey .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Lacey 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Lacey 9.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Lacey 5.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Lacey 1.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Lacey 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Lacey 274

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Lacey 287

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Lacey 144

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Lacey 56 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Lacey 44 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Lacey 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Lacey .401

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sam Lacey .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Lacey .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) *

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.