Rick Barry vs. Brian Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Oliver 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.

Brian Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Brian Oliver: 1990-91 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Brian Oliver 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Brian Oliver 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Brian Oliver 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Brian Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Brian Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Brian Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Brian Oliver 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Brian Oliver 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Brian Oliver 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Brian Oliver 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 Brian Oliver 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Brian Oliver 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Brian Oliver 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Brian Oliver 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Brian Oliver 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Brian Oliver 389

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Brian Oliver 123

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Brian Oliver 114

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Brian Oliver 45

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Brian Oliver 6

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Brian Oliver 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Brian Oliver .388

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Brian Oliver .227

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Brian Oliver .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Brian Oliver 3.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Brian Oliver 1.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Brian Oliver 1.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Brian Oliver 0.5 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Brian Oliver 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Brian Oliver 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Brian Oliver 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Brian Oliver 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Brian Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Brian Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Brian Oliver 6

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Brian Oliver 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Brian Oliver 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Brian Oliver 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Brian Oliver 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Brian Oliver 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Brian Oliver .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Brian Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Brian Oliver 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Brian Oliver 1.5 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991)

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.