Rick Barry vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 James Worthy 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 James Worthy 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * James Worthy 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 James Worthy 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 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Rick Barry 794 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Rick Barry 74 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.