Rick Barry vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Cotton Nash 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Cotton Nash 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Cotton Nash 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Cotton Nash 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Cotton Nash 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 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Cotton Nash - 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.