Rick Barry vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Herb Scherer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Herb Scherer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Herb Scherer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Herb Scherer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Herb Scherer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Herb Scherer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Herb Scherer 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 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Herb Scherer - 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.