Rick Barry vs. James Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Edwards and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
James Edwards:
1977-78 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
James Edwards3
Rick Barry10
James Edwards19
Rick Barry7
James Edwards11
Rick Barry8
James Edwards0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
James Edwards0
Rick Barry5
James Edwards0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
James Edwards0
Rick Barry1
James Edwards0
Rick Barry1 *
James Edwards0
Rick Barry1
James Edwards0
* 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

Rick Barry 23.2
James Edwards 12.7

Rick Barry 6.5
James Edwards 5.1

Rick Barry 5.1
James Edwards 1.3

Rick Barry 2.0
*
James Edwards 0.4

Rick Barry 0.5
*
James Edwards 0.7

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
James Edwards 14,862

Rick Barry 5,168
James Edwards 6,004

Rick Barry 4,017
James Edwards 1,499

Rick Barry 1,104
*
James Edwards 420

Rick Barry 269
*
James Edwards 867

Rick Barry 794
James Edwards 1,168

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
James Edwards .495

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
James Edwards .048

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
James Edwards .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
James Edwards 16.7
(1982)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
James Edwards 8.5
(1979)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
James Edwards 2.6
(1981)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
James Edwards 0.7
(1979)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
James Edwards 1.6
(1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
James Edwards 9.3

Rick Barry 5.6
James Edwards 3.2

Rick Barry 4.6
James Edwards 0.8

Rick Barry 2.2
*
James Edwards 0.2

Rick Barry 0.8
*
James Edwards 0.4

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
James Edwards 1,030

Rick Barry 418
James Edwards 354

Rick Barry 340
James Edwards 84

Rick Barry 106
*
James Edwards 17

Rick Barry 39
*
James Edwards 46

Rick Barry 74
James Edwards 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
James Edwards .468

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
James Edwards .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
James Edwards .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
James Edwards 14.3
(1990)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
James Edwards 7.0
(1981)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
James Edwards 2.5
(1981)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
James Edwards 0.5
(1981)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
James Edwards 0.6
(1984)

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.