Greg Ballard vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Greg Ballard 0 Rick Barry 1

* 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 Greg Ballard 12.4 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) 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.