Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Barber Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Barber and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

John Barber

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Barber 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 John Barber 1

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Barber 0

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 John Barber 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 John Barber 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Barber 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Barber 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 John Barber 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 John Barber 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Barber 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Barber 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Barber 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 John Barber 1.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 John Barber 1.2

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 John Barber 0.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 John Barber - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 John Barber - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 John Barber 7

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 John Barber 6

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 John Barber 0

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 John Barber - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 John Barber - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 John Barber 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 John Barber .250

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 John Barber - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 John Barber .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) John Barber 1.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) John Barber 1.2 (1957)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) John Barber 0.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) John Barber - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) John Barber - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 John Barber -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 John Barber -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 John Barber -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 John Barber - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 John Barber - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 John Barber -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 John Barber -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 John Barber -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 John Barber - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 John Barber - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 John Barber 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 John Barber -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 John Barber - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 John Barber -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) John Barber -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) John Barber -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) John Barber -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) John Barber - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) John Barber - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.