Rick Barry vs. Stephen Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Howard 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.

Stephen Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Stephen Howard 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Stephen Howard 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Stephen Howard 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Stephen Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Stephen Howard 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Stephen Howard 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Stephen Howard 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Stephen Howard 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 Stephen Howard 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Stephen Howard 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Stephen Howard 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Stephen Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Stephen Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Stephen Howard 336

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Stephen Howard 173

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Stephen Howard 25

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Stephen Howard 38

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Stephen Howard 28

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Stephen Howard 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Stephen Howard .481

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Stephen Howard .631

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Stephen Howard 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Stephen Howard 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Stephen Howard 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Stephen Howard 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Stephen Howard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Stephen Howard 23

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Stephen Howard 11

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Stephen Howard 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Stephen Howard 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Stephen Howard 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Stephen Howard 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Stephen Howard .353

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Stephen Howard .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)

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.