Rick Barry vs. Ben Kelso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Kelso 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.

Ben Kelso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ben Kelso: 1973-74 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ben Kelso 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ben Kelso 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ben Kelso 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ben Kelso 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ben Kelso 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ben Kelso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ben Kelso 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ben Kelso 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ben Kelso 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ben Kelso 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 Ben Kelso 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ben Kelso 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ben Kelso 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ben Kelso 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ben Kelso 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ben Kelso 85

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ben Kelso 31

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ben Kelso 18

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ben Kelso 12

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ben Kelso 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ben Kelso 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ben Kelso .365

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ben Kelso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ben Kelso .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ben Kelso 1.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ben Kelso 0.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ben Kelso 0.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ben Kelso 0.3 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ben Kelso 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ben Kelso 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ben Kelso 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ben Kelso 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ben Kelso 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ben Kelso 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ben Kelso 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ben Kelso 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ben Kelso 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ben Kelso 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ben Kelso 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ben Kelso .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ben Kelso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ben Kelso -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ben Kelso 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ben Kelso 1.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ben Kelso 0.0 (1974)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.