Rick Barry vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ed Sadowski 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ed Sadowski 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ed Sadowski 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ed Sadowski - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.