Rick Barry vs. Dale Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dale Ellis 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.

Dale Ellis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dale Ellis: 1983-84 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dale Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dale Ellis 17

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dale Ellis 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dale Ellis 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dale Ellis 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dale Ellis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dale Ellis 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dale Ellis 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dale Ellis 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dale Ellis 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 Dale Ellis 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dale Ellis 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dale Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dale Ellis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dale Ellis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dale Ellis 19,004

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dale Ellis 4,201

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dale Ellis 1,746

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dale Ellis 974

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dale Ellis 183

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dale Ellis 1,209

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dale Ellis .479

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dale Ellis .403

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dale Ellis .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dale Ellis 27.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dale Ellis 5.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dale Ellis 2.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dale Ellis 1.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dale Ellis 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dale Ellis 3.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dale Ellis 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dale Ellis 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dale Ellis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dale Ellis 1,011

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dale Ellis 273

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dale Ellis 92

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dale Ellis 51

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dale Ellis 14

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dale Ellis 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dale Ellis .443

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dale Ellis .351

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dale Ellis .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dale Ellis 25.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dale Ellis 6.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dale Ellis 3.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dale Ellis 1.4 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987)

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.