Rick Barry vs. Howard Nathan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Nathan 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.

Howard Nathan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Howard Nathan: 1995-96 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Howard Nathan 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Howard Nathan 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Howard Nathan 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Howard Nathan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Howard Nathan 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Howard Nathan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Howard Nathan 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Howard Nathan 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Howard Nathan 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Howard Nathan 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 Howard Nathan 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Howard Nathan 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Howard Nathan 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Howard Nathan 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Howard Nathan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Howard Nathan 13

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Howard Nathan 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Howard Nathan 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Howard Nathan 3

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Howard Nathan 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Howard Nathan 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Howard Nathan .556

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Howard Nathan .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Howard Nathan .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Howard Nathan 2.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Howard Nathan 0.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Howard Nathan 0.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Howard Nathan 0.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Howard Nathan 0.0 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Howard Nathan -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Howard Nathan -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Howard Nathan -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Howard Nathan -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Howard Nathan -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Howard Nathan -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Howard Nathan -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Howard Nathan -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Howard Nathan -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Howard Nathan -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Howard Nathan 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Howard Nathan -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Howard Nathan -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Howard Nathan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Howard Nathan -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Howard Nathan -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Howard Nathan -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Howard Nathan -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Howard Nathan -

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.