Rick Barry vs. Mel McCants Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McCants 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 McCants

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel McCants 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel McCants 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel McCants 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel McCants 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel McCants 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel McCants 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel McCants 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel McCants 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel McCants 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 McCants 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel McCants 0.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel McCants 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel McCants 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel McCants 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel McCants 22

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel McCants 6

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel McCants 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel McCants 3

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel McCants 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel McCants 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel McCants .308

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel McCants -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel McCants .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel McCants 1.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel McCants 0.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel McCants 0.2 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel McCants 0.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel McCants 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel McCants 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel McCants 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel McCants 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel McCants 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel McCants 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel McCants 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel McCants 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel McCants 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel McCants 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel McCants 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel McCants 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel McCants -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel McCants -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel McCants -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

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.