Rick Barry vs. Melvin Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Sanders 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 Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Melvin Sanders 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Melvin Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Melvin Sanders 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Melvin Sanders 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Melvin Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Melvin Sanders 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 Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Melvin Sanders 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Melvin Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Melvin Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Melvin Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Melvin Sanders 41

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Melvin Sanders 23

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Melvin Sanders 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Melvin Sanders 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Melvin Sanders 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Melvin Sanders 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Melvin Sanders .485

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Melvin Sanders .667

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Melvin Sanders .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Melvin Sanders -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Melvin Sanders -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Melvin Sanders -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Melvin Sanders -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Melvin Sanders -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Melvin Sanders -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Melvin Sanders 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Melvin Sanders -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Melvin Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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

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.