Rick Barry vs. Bernard James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard James 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.

Bernard James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bernard James 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bernard James 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bernard James 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bernard James 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bernard James 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bernard James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bernard James 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bernard James 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bernard James 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bernard James 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 Bernard James 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bernard James 2.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bernard James 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bernard James 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bernard James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bernard James 203

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bernard James 212

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bernard James 13

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bernard James 17

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bernard James 61

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bernard James 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bernard James .497

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bernard James .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bernard James .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bernard James 2.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bernard James 2.8 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bernard James 0.3 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bernard James 0.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bernard James 0.9 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bernard James 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bernard James 0.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bernard James 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bernard James 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bernard James 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bernard James 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bernard James 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bernard James 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bernard James 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bernard James 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bernard James 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bernard James -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bernard James -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bernard James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bernard James 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bernard James 0.5 (2014)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bernard James 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bernard James 0.5 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bernard James 0.0 (2015)

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.