Rick Barry vs. Don Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Ford 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.

Don Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don Ford 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don Ford 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don Ford 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don Ford 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Don Ford 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don Ford 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don Ford 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don Ford 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 Don Ford 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don Ford 3.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don Ford 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Don Ford 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don Ford 3,016

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don Ford 1,691

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don Ford 647

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Don Ford 274

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Don Ford 139

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don Ford 474

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don Ford .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Don Ford .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don Ford .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don Ford 9.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don Ford 4.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don Ford 1.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Ford 0.9 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Don Ford 0.6 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don Ford 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don Ford 4.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don Ford 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Don Ford 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don Ford 144

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don Ford 85

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don Ford 44

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Don Ford 21

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Don Ford 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don Ford 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don Ford .443

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Don Ford - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don Ford .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Don Ford 10.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don Ford 5.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Don Ford 3.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Ford 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Don Ford 0.4 (1977)

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.