Rick Barry vs. Tom Burleson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Burleson 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 Burleson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tom Burleson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tom Burleson 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tom Burleson 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tom Burleson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tom Burleson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tom Burleson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tom Burleson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tom Burleson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tom Burleson 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 Burleson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tom Burleson 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tom Burleson 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tom Burleson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tom Burleson 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tom Burleson 4,190

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tom Burleson 2,794

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tom Burleson 601

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tom Burleson 312

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tom Burleson 591

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tom Burleson 446

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tom Burleson .445

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tom Burleson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tom Burleson .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tom Burleson 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tom Burleson 10.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tom Burleson 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tom Burleson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tom Burleson 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tom Burleson 311

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tom Burleson 153

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tom Burleson 23

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tom Burleson 13

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tom Burleson 26

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tom Burleson 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tom Burleson .542

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tom Burleson .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975)

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.