Rick Barry vs. Larry Steele Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Larry Steele 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Larry Steele 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Larry Steele 1 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Larry Steele 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 Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Larry Steele .483

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Larry Steele .424

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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.