Rick Barry vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sonny Hertzberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.