Rick Barry vs. Frank Gates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Gates 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.

Frank Gates

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Frank Gates 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Frank Gates 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Frank Gates 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Frank Gates 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Frank Gates 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Frank Gates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Frank Gates 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Frank Gates 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Frank Gates 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Frank Gates 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 Frank Gates 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Frank Gates 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Frank Gates 287

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Frank Gates 91

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Frank Gates 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Frank Gates .281

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Frank Gates .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Frank Gates 4.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Frank Gates 1.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Frank Gates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Frank Gates 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Frank Gates 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Frank Gates 25

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Frank Gates 9

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Frank Gates 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Frank Gates .243

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Frank Gates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Frank Gates .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Frank Gates 3.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Frank Gates - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Frank Gates 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Frank Gates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Frank Gates - 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.