Rick Barry vs. Larry Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Johnson 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.

Larry Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Larry Johnson: 1991-92 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Larry Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Larry Johnson 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Larry Johnson 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Larry Johnson 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Larry Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Larry Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Larry Johnson 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Larry Johnson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Larry Johnson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Larry Johnson 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 Rick Barry 23.2 Larry Johnson 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Larry Johnson 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Larry Johnson 3.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Larry Johnson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Larry Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Larry Johnson 11,450

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Larry Johnson 5,300

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Larry Johnson 2,298

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Larry Johnson 515

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Larry Johnson 258

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Larry Johnson 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Larry Johnson .484

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Larry Johnson .332

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Larry Johnson .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Larry Johnson 22.1 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Larry Johnson 11.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Larry Johnson 4.6 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Johnson 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Larry Johnson 0.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Larry Johnson 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Larry Johnson 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Larry Johnson 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Larry Johnson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Larry Johnson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Larry Johnson 937

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Larry Johnson 351

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Larry Johnson 134

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Larry Johnson 55

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Larry Johnson 11

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Larry Johnson 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Larry Johnson .483

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Larry Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Larry Johnson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Larry Johnson 20.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Larry Johnson 6.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Larry Johnson 3.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Johnson 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Larry Johnson 0.5 (1995)

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.