Rick Barry vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Vern Mikkelsen 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Vern Mikkelsen - 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.