Rick Barry vs. Sam Young Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Young: 2009-10 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Young 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Young 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Young 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Young 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Young 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Young 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Young 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam Young 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 Young 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Young 2.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Young 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Young 1,436

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Young 573

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Young 180

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Young 134

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Young 57

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Young 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Young .442

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Young .280

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Young .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Young 7.4 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Young 2.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Young 0.9 (2011)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Young 0.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sam Young 0.3 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Young 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Young 124

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Young 59

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Young 6

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Young 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Young 4

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Young 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Young .426

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sam Young .217

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Young .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Young 7.5 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Young 2.3 (2011)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Young 0.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Young 0.5 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sam Young 0.2 (2011)

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.