Rick Barry vs. John Lucas III Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Lucas III 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Lucas III 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Lucas III 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Lucas III 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Lucas III 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Lucas III 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Lucas III 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Lucas III 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Lucas III 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 III 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Lucas III 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Lucas III 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Lucas III 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Lucas III 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Lucas III 1,147

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Lucas III 237

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Lucas III 362

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Lucas III 88

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Lucas III 2

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Lucas III 242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Lucas III .383

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Lucas III .344

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Lucas III .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Lucas III 7.5 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Lucas III 1.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Lucas III 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Lucas III 0.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Lucas III 0.0 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Lucas III 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Lucas III 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Lucas III 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Lucas III 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Lucas III 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Lucas III 43

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Lucas III 7

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Lucas III 9

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Lucas III 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Lucas III 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Lucas III 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Lucas III .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Lucas III .357

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Lucas III 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Lucas III 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Lucas III 1.4 (2012)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Lucas III 1.8 (2012)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Lucas III 0.5 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Lucas III 0.0 (2012)

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.