Rick Barry vs. Larry Nance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Nance 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.

Larry Nance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Larry Nance: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Larry Nance 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Larry Nance 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Larry Nance 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Larry Nance 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Larry Nance 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Larry Nance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Larry Nance 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Larry Nance 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Larry Nance 3

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Larry Nance 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Larry Nance 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Larry Nance 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 Larry Nance 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Larry Nance 8.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Larry Nance 2.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Larry Nance 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Larry Nance 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Larry Nance 15,687

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Larry Nance 7,352

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Larry Nance 2,393

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Larry Nance 872

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Larry Nance 2,027

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Larry Nance 920

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Larry Nance .546

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Larry Nance .145

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Larry Nance .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Larry Nance 22.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Larry Nance 9.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Larry Nance 3.4 (1987)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Nance 1.4 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Larry Nance 3.0 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Larry Nance 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Larry Nance 7.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Larry Nance 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Larry Nance 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Larry Nance 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Larry Nance 1,070

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Larry Nance 535

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Larry Nance 160

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Larry Nance 59

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Larry Nance 144

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Larry Nance 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Larry Nance .541

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Larry Nance .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Larry Nance .742

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Larry Nance 19.4 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Larry Nance 9.2 (1992)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Larry Nance 3.6 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Nance 1.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Larry Nance 2.7 (1992)

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.