Rick Barry vs. Bobby Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bobby Simmons 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.

Bobby Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bobby Simmons: 2001-02 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bobby Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bobby Simmons 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bobby Simmons 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bobby Simmons 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bobby Simmons 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bobby Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bobby Simmons 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bobby Simmons 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bobby Simmons 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bobby Simmons 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 Bobby Simmons 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bobby Simmons 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bobby Simmons 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bobby Simmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bobby Simmons 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bobby Simmons 4,189

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bobby Simmons 1,791

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bobby Simmons 710

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bobby Simmons 396

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bobby Simmons 83

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bobby Simmons 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bobby Simmons .437

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bobby Simmons .396

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bobby Simmons .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bobby Simmons 16.4 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bobby Simmons 5.9 (2005)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bobby Simmons 2.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bobby Simmons 1.4 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bobby Simmons 0.3 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bobby Simmons 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bobby Simmons 2.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bobby Simmons 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bobby Simmons 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bobby Simmons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bobby Simmons 44

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bobby Simmons 19

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bobby Simmons 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bobby Simmons 9

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bobby Simmons 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bobby Simmons 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bobby Simmons .373

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bobby Simmons .375

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bobby Simmons -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bobby Simmons 6.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bobby Simmons 3.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bobby Simmons 2.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bobby Simmons 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bobby Simmons 0.2 (2006)

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.