Rick Barry vs. Melvin Booker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Booker 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.

Melvin Booker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Melvin Booker 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Melvin Booker 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Melvin Booker 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Melvin Booker 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Melvin Booker 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Melvin Booker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Melvin Booker 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Melvin Booker 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Melvin Booker 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Melvin Booker 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 Melvin Booker 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Melvin Booker 1.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Melvin Booker 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Melvin Booker 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Melvin Booker 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Melvin Booker 166

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Melvin Booker 38

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Melvin Booker 74

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Melvin Booker 8

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Melvin Booker 3

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Melvin Booker 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Melvin Booker .400

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Melvin Booker .268

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Melvin Booker .871

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Melvin Booker -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Melvin Booker -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Melvin Booker -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Melvin Booker -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Melvin Booker -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Melvin Booker -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Melvin Booker -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Melvin Booker -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Melvin Booker -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Melvin Booker -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Melvin Booker 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Melvin Booker -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Melvin Booker -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Melvin Booker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Melvin Booker -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Melvin Booker -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Melvin Booker -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Melvin Booker -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Melvin Booker -

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.