Rick Barry vs. Sam Mitchell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Mitchell 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 Mitchell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Mitchell 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Mitchell 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Mitchell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Mitchell 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Mitchell 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Mitchell 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam Mitchell 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 Mitchell 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Mitchell 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Mitchell 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Mitchell 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Mitchell 8,636

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Mitchell 3,711

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Mitchell 1,089

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Mitchell 548

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Mitchell 301

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Mitchell 994

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Mitchell .447

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Mitchell .223

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Mitchell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Mitchell 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Mitchell 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Mitchell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Mitchell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Mitchell 267

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Mitchell 130

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Mitchell 34

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Mitchell 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Mitchell 9

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Mitchell 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Mitchell .398

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sam Mitchell .207

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Mitchell .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999)

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.