Rick Barry vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff 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.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.