Rick Barry vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas 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.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Lucas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 John Lucas 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Lucas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Lucas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Lucas 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 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Lucas 73

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Lucas 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Lucas 0.3 (1977)

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.