Rick Barry vs. Tom Boswell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Boswell 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.

Tom Boswell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tom Boswell 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tom Boswell 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tom Boswell 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tom Boswell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tom Boswell 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tom Boswell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Tom Boswell 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tom Boswell 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tom Boswell 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tom Boswell 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 Tom Boswell 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tom Boswell 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tom Boswell 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tom Boswell 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tom Boswell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tom Boswell 2,821

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tom Boswell 1,709

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tom Boswell 591

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tom Boswell 142

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tom Boswell 111

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tom Boswell 366

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tom Boswell .533

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tom Boswell .545 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tom Boswell .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tom Boswell 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tom Boswell 2.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tom Boswell 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tom Boswell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tom Boswell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tom Boswell 82

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tom Boswell 54

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tom Boswell 25

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tom Boswell 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tom Boswell 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tom Boswell 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tom Boswell .559

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Tom Boswell - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tom Boswell .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979)

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.