Rick Barry vs. Clinton Wheeler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clinton Wheeler 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.

Clinton Wheeler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Clinton Wheeler: 1987-88 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Clinton Wheeler 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Clinton Wheeler 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Clinton Wheeler 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Clinton Wheeler 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Clinton Wheeler 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Clinton Wheeler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Clinton Wheeler 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Clinton Wheeler 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Clinton Wheeler 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Clinton Wheeler 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 Clinton Wheeler 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Clinton Wheeler 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Clinton Wheeler 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Clinton Wheeler 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Clinton Wheeler 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Clinton Wheeler 254

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Clinton Wheeler 71

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Clinton Wheeler 157

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Clinton Wheeler 63

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Clinton Wheeler 2

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Clinton Wheeler 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Clinton Wheeler .489

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Clinton Wheeler .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Clinton Wheeler .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Clinton Wheeler 3.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Clinton Wheeler 1.1 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Clinton Wheeler 1.9 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Clinton Wheeler 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Clinton Wheeler 0.0 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Clinton Wheeler -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Clinton Wheeler -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Clinton Wheeler -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Clinton Wheeler -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Clinton Wheeler -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Clinton Wheeler -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Clinton Wheeler -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Clinton Wheeler -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Clinton Wheeler -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Clinton Wheeler -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Clinton Wheeler 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Clinton Wheeler -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Clinton Wheeler -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Clinton Wheeler -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Clinton Wheeler -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Clinton Wheeler -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Clinton Wheeler -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Clinton Wheeler -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Clinton Wheeler -

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.