Rick Barry vs. Shane Battier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shane Battier 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.

Shane Battier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Shane Battier 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Shane Battier 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Shane Battier 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Shane Battier 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Shane Battier 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Shane Battier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Shane Battier 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Shane Battier 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Shane Battier 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Shane Battier 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Shane Battier 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 Shane Battier 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Shane Battier 4.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Shane Battier 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Shane Battier 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Shane Battier 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Shane Battier 8,408

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Shane Battier 4,082

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Shane Battier 1,717

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Shane Battier 988

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Shane Battier 906

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Shane Battier 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Shane Battier .437

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Shane Battier .384

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Shane Battier .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Shane Battier 14.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Shane Battier 5.4 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Shane Battier 2.8 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Shane Battier 1.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Shane Battier 1.4 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Shane Battier 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Shane Battier 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Shane Battier 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Shane Battier 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Shane Battier 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Shane Battier 682

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Shane Battier 341

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Shane Battier 117

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Shane Battier 77

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Shane Battier 55

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Shane Battier 112

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Shane Battier .398

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Shane Battier .356

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Shane Battier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Shane Battier 10.3 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Shane Battier 6.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Shane Battier 2.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Shane Battier 1.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Shane Battier 1.0 (2007)

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.