Rick Barry vs. Tommy Byrnes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Byrnes 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.

Tommy Byrnes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tommy Byrnes 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tommy Byrnes 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tommy Byrnes 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tommy Byrnes 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tommy Byrnes 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tommy Byrnes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Tommy Byrnes 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tommy Byrnes 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tommy Byrnes 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tommy Byrnes 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Tommy Byrnes 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tommy Byrnes 1.5 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tommy Byrnes 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tommy Byrnes 1,712

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tommy Byrnes 72 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tommy Byrnes 311

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tommy Byrnes 265

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tommy Byrnes .299

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tommy Byrnes .648

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tommy Byrnes 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tommy Byrnes - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tommy Byrnes 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tommy Byrnes 50

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tommy Byrnes 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tommy Byrnes 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tommy Byrnes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tommy Byrnes .301

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tommy Byrnes .261

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tommy Byrnes - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tommy Byrnes - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.