Rick Barry vs. Steve Downing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Downing 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.

Steve Downing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Steve Downing 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Steve Downing 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Steve Downing 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Steve Downing 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Steve Downing 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Steve Downing 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Steve Downing 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Steve Downing 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Steve Downing 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Steve Downing 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 Steve Downing 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Steve Downing 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Steve Downing 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Steve Downing 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Steve Downing 64

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Steve Downing 41

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Steve Downing 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Steve Downing 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Steve Downing 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Steve Downing 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Steve Downing .318

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Steve Downing .550

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Steve Downing 2.7 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Steve Downing 1.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Steve Downing 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Downing 0.2 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Steve Downing 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Steve Downing 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Steve Downing 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Steve Downing 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Steve Downing 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Steve Downing 2

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Steve Downing 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Steve Downing 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Steve Downing 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Steve Downing 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Steve Downing .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Steve Downing -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.