Rick Barry vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 DeJuan Wheat 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 DeJuan Wheat 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 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Rick Barry 794 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.