Rick Barry vs. Gary Melchionni Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Melchionni 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.

Gary Melchionni

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gary Melchionni: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gary Melchionni 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gary Melchionni 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gary Melchionni 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gary Melchionni 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gary Melchionni 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gary Melchionni 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gary Melchionni 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gary Melchionni 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gary Melchionni 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gary Melchionni 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 Gary Melchionni 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gary Melchionni 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gary Melchionni 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gary Melchionni 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gary Melchionni 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gary Melchionni 1,074

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gary Melchionni 329

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gary Melchionni 298

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gary Melchionni 89

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gary Melchionni 21

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gary Melchionni 137

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gary Melchionni .444

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gary Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gary Melchionni .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gary Melchionni 8.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gary Melchionni 2.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gary Melchionni 2.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gary Melchionni 0.7 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gary Melchionni 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gary Melchionni -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gary Melchionni -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gary Melchionni -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gary Melchionni -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gary Melchionni -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gary Melchionni -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gary Melchionni -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gary Melchionni -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gary Melchionni -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gary Melchionni -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gary Melchionni 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gary Melchionni -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gary Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gary Melchionni -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gary Melchionni -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gary Melchionni -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gary Melchionni -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gary Melchionni -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gary Melchionni -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.