Rick Barry vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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 Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Wetzel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Wetzel 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Wetzel 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Wetzel 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Wetzel 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 Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.