Rick Barry vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.