Rick Barry vs. Sonny Parker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Parker 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 Parker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sonny Parker 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sonny Parker 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sonny Parker 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sonny Parker 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sonny Parker 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sonny Parker 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sonny Parker 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sonny Parker 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sonny Parker 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 Sonny Parker 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sonny Parker 4.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sonny Parker 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sonny Parker 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sonny Parker 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sonny Parker 4,471

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sonny Parker 1,841

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sonny Parker 954

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sonny Parker 611

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sonny Parker 151

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sonny Parker 452

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sonny Parker .501

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sonny Parker .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sonny Parker .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sonny Parker 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sonny Parker 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sonny Parker 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sonny Parker 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sonny Parker 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sonny Parker 42

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sonny Parker 28

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sonny Parker 9

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sonny Parker 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sonny Parker 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sonny Parker 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sonny Parker .528

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sonny Parker - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sonny Parker 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977)

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.