Rick Barry vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Davis 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Davis 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Davis 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Davis 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 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Davis 22

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Davis 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.