Rick Barry vs. Artis Gilmore Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Artis Gilmore 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.

Artis Gilmore

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Artis Gilmore 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Artis Gilmore 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Artis Gilmore 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Artis Gilmore 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Artis Gilmore 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Artis Gilmore 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Artis Gilmore 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Artis Gilmore 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Artis Gilmore 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Artis Gilmore 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Artis Gilmore 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 Artis Gilmore 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Artis Gilmore 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Artis Gilmore 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Artis Gilmore 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Artis Gilmore 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Artis Gilmore 15,579

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Artis Gilmore 9,161

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Artis Gilmore 1,777

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Artis Gilmore 470

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Artis Gilmore 1,747

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Artis Gilmore 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Artis Gilmore .599

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Artis Gilmore .077 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Artis Gilmore .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Artis Gilmore 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Artis Gilmore 8.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Artis Gilmore 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Artis Gilmore 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Artis Gilmore 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Artis Gilmore 492

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Artis Gilmore 336

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Artis Gilmore 47

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Artis Gilmore 27

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Artis Gilmore 71

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Artis Gilmore 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Artis Gilmore .566

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Artis Gilmore - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Artis Gilmore .680

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983)

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.