Rick Barry vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 George Karl 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 George Karl 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 George Karl 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * George Karl 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 George Karl 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 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 George Karl 22

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 George Karl 51

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * George Karl 11

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * George Karl 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 George Karl 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 George Karl 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * George Karl 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * George Karl 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

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.