Rick Barry vs. Billy Ray Bates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Ray Bates 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.

Billy Ray Bates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Billy Ray Bates 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Billy Ray Bates 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Billy Ray Bates 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Billy Ray Bates 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Billy Ray Bates 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Billy Ray Bates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Billy Ray Bates 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Billy Ray Bates 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Billy Ray Bates 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Billy Ray Bates 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 Billy Ray Bates 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Billy Ray Bates 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Billy Ray Bates 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Billy Ray Bates 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Billy Ray Bates 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Billy Ray Bates 2,197

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Billy Ray Bates 313

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Billy Ray Bates 352

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Billy Ray Bates 151

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Billy Ray Bates 16

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Billy Ray Bates 187

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Billy Ray Bates .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Billy Ray Bates .303

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Billy Ray Bates .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Billy Ray Bates 26.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Billy Ray Bates 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Billy Ray Bates 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Billy Ray Bates 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Billy Ray Bates 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Billy Ray Bates 160

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Billy Ray Bates 17

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Billy Ray Bates 25

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Billy Ray Bates 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Billy Ray Bates 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Billy Ray Bates 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Billy Ray Bates .545

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Billy Ray Bates .375

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Billy Ray Bates .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981)

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.