Rick Barry vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Kareem Rush 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kareem Rush 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kareem Rush 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kareem Rush 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 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)

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.