Rick Barry vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Elston Turner 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Elston Turner 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Elston Turner 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Elston Turner 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Elston Turner 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 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Elston Turner 27

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Elston Turner 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)

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.