Rick Barry vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gerry Ward 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gerry Ward 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gerry Ward 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gerry Ward 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gerry Ward 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 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gerry Ward - 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.