Rick Barry vs. Nick Van Exel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Van Exel 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.

Nick Van Exel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Nick Van Exel: 1993-94 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Nick Van Exel 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Nick Van Exel 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Nick Van Exel 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Nick Van Exel 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Nick Van Exel 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Nick Van Exel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Nick Van Exel 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Nick Van Exel 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Nick Van Exel 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Nick Van Exel 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 Nick Van Exel 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Nick Van Exel 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Nick Van Exel 6.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Nick Van Exel 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Nick Van Exel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Nick Van Exel 12,658

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Nick Van Exel 2,545

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Nick Van Exel 5,777

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Nick Van Exel 726

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Nick Van Exel 92

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Nick Van Exel 880

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Nick Van Exel .405

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Nick Van Exel .357

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Nick Van Exel .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Nick Van Exel 18.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Nick Van Exel 3.9 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Nick Van Exel 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nick Van Exel 1.2 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Nick Van Exel 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Nick Van Exel 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Nick Van Exel 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Nick Van Exel 4.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Nick Van Exel 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Nick Van Exel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Nick Van Exel 1,032

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Nick Van Exel 221

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Nick Van Exel 342

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Nick Van Exel 64

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Nick Van Exel 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Nick Van Exel 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Nick Van Exel .394

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Nick Van Exel .324

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Nick Van Exel .753

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Nick Van Exel 20.0 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Nick Van Exel 4.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Nick Van Exel 7.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nick Van Exel 2.1 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Nick Van Exel 0.3 (1995)

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.