Rick Barry vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Dick McGuire 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Dick McGuire 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Dick McGuire 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Dick McGuire 0

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 Dick McGuire 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Dick McGuire 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Dick McGuire 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Dick McGuire - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.