Rick Barry vs. Calvin Murphy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calvin Murphy 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.

Calvin Murphy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Calvin Murphy: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Calvin Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Calvin Murphy 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Calvin Murphy 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Calvin Murphy 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Calvin Murphy 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Calvin Murphy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Calvin Murphy 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Calvin Murphy 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Calvin Murphy 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Calvin Murphy 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 Calvin Murphy 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Calvin Murphy 2.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Calvin Murphy 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Calvin Murphy 17,949

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Calvin Murphy 2,103

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Calvin Murphy 4,402

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Calvin Murphy 1,165 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Calvin Murphy 51 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Calvin Murphy 1,002

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Calvin Murphy .482

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Calvin Murphy .139 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Calvin Murphy .892

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Calvin Murphy 25.6 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Calvin Murphy 3.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Calvin Murphy 7.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Calvin Murphy 1.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Calvin Murphy 0.1 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Calvin Murphy 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Calvin Murphy 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Calvin Murphy 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Calvin Murphy 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Calvin Murphy 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Calvin Murphy 945

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Calvin Murphy 78

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Calvin Murphy 213

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Calvin Murphy 79 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Calvin Murphy 4 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Calvin Murphy 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Calvin Murphy .475

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Calvin Murphy .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Calvin Murphy .932

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Calvin Murphy 24.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Calvin Murphy 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Calvin Murphy 6.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Calvin Murphy 4.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Calvin Murphy 0.5 (1979) *

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.