Rick Barry vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Riebe 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Riebe 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Riebe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. 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 Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.