Rick Barry vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Swen Nater 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Swen Nater 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader Rick Barry 0 Swen Nater 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Swen Nater 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Swen Nater 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 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Swen Nater 226

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Swen Nater 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

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.