Rick Barry vs. Walt Wesley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Wesley 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.

Walt Wesley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Walt Wesley 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Walt Wesley 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Walt Wesley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Walt Wesley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Walt Wesley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Walt Wesley 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Walt Wesley 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Walt Wesley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Walt Wesley 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 Walt Wesley 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Walt Wesley 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Walt Wesley 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Walt Wesley 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Walt Wesley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Walt Wesley 5,002

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Walt Wesley 3,243

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Walt Wesley 385

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Walt Wesley 16 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Walt Wesley 25 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Walt Wesley 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Walt Wesley .434

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Walt Wesley .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Walt Wesley 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Walt Wesley 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Walt Wesley 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Walt Wesley 42

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Walt Wesley 28

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Walt Wesley 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Walt Wesley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Walt Wesley .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Walt Wesley .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.