Rick Barry vs. Tom Owens Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tom Owens 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tom Owens 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tom Owens 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tom Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tom Owens 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 Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tom Owens 259

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tom Owens 82

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tom Owens 33

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tom Owens 10

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tom Owens .528

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

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.