Don Barksdale vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Don Barksdale 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

Don Barksdale

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Barksdale 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Don Barksdale 4 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Don Barksdale 2 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Don Barksdale 1 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Barksdale 0 * Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Barksdale 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Don Barksdale 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Don Barksdale 0 * Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Don Barksdale 0 * Rick Barry 1

* 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 Don Barksdale 11.0 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 8.0 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.1 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 2,895 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 2,088 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Don Barksdale 549 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Don Barksdale 262 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .370 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .660 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 6.5 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 4.8 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.3 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 84 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 62 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Don Barksdale 17 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Don Barksdale 13 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .382 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .813 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) *

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. ** 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.