Rick Barry vs. Larry Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Sanders 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 Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Larry Sanders: 2010-11 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Larry Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Larry Sanders 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Larry Sanders 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Larry Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Larry Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Larry Sanders 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Larry Sanders 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Larry Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Larry Sanders 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 Sanders 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Larry Sanders 5.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Larry Sanders 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Larry Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Larry Sanders 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Larry Sanders 1,520

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Larry Sanders 1,345

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Larry Sanders 174

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Larry Sanders 152

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Larry Sanders 429

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Larry Sanders 238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Larry Sanders .480

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Larry Sanders .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Larry Sanders .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Larry Sanders 9.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Larry Sanders 9.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Larry Sanders 1.2 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Sanders 1.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Larry Sanders 2.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Larry Sanders 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Larry Sanders 8.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Larry Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Larry Sanders 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Larry Sanders 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Larry Sanders 43

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Larry Sanders 33

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Larry Sanders 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Larry Sanders 3

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Larry Sanders 5

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Larry Sanders 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Larry Sanders .576

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Larry Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Larry Sanders .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Larry Sanders 10.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Larry Sanders 8.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Larry Sanders 1.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Sanders 0.8 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Larry Sanders 1.3 (2013)

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.