Rick Barry vs. Maurice Cheeks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Cheeks and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Maurice Cheeks:
1978-79 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Maurice Cheeks1
Rick Barry10
Maurice Cheeks15
Rick Barry7
Maurice Cheeks13
Rick Barry8
Maurice Cheeks4

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Maurice Cheeks0
Rick Barry5
Maurice Cheeks0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Maurice Cheeks0
Rick Barry0 *
Maurice Cheeks4
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry0
Maurice Cheeks5
Rick Barry1
Maurice Cheeks0
Rick Barry1 *
Maurice Cheeks0
Rick Barry1
Maurice Cheeks0
* 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

Rick Barry 23.2
Maurice Cheeks 11.1

Rick Barry 6.5
Maurice Cheeks 2.8

Rick Barry 5.1
Maurice Cheeks 6.7

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Maurice Cheeks 2.1

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Maurice Cheeks 0.3

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Maurice Cheeks 12,195

Rick Barry 5,168
Maurice Cheeks 3,088

Rick Barry 4,017
Maurice Cheeks 7,392

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Maurice Cheeks 2,310

Rick Barry 269
*
Maurice Cheeks 294

Rick Barry 794
Maurice Cheeks 1,101

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Maurice Cheeks .523

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Maurice Cheeks .255

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Maurice Cheeks .793

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Maurice Cheeks 15.6
(1987)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Maurice Cheeks 3.5
(1980)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Maurice Cheeks 9.2
(1986)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Maurice Cheeks 2.6
(1987)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Maurice Cheeks 0.5
(1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Maurice Cheeks 14.4

Rick Barry 5.6
Maurice Cheeks 3.4

Rick Barry 4.6
Maurice Cheeks 6.9

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Maurice Cheeks 2.2

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Maurice Cheeks 0.3

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Maurice Cheeks 1,910

Rick Barry 418
Maurice Cheeks 453

Rick Barry 340
Maurice Cheeks 922

Rick Barry 106
*
Maurice Cheeks 295

Rick Barry 39
*
Maurice Cheeks 45

Rick Barry 74
Maurice Cheeks 133

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Maurice Cheeks .512

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Maurice Cheeks .098

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Maurice Cheeks .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Maurice Cheeks 20.8
(1986)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Maurice Cheeks 4.7
(1986)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Maurice Cheeks 13.0
(1989)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Maurice Cheeks 4.1
(1979)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Maurice Cheeks 0.8
(1987)

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.