Rick Barry vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gene Short 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gene Short 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gene Short 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gene Short 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 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gene Short 3

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gene Short -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gene Short -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gene Short -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gene Short -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gene Short -

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.