Rick Barry vs. Nick Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Weatherspoon and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Nick Weatherspoon:
1973-74 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Nick Weatherspoon0
Rick Barry10
Nick Weatherspoon7
Rick Barry7
Nick Weatherspoon3
Rick Barry8
Nick Weatherspoon0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Nick Weatherspoon0
Rick Barry5
Nick Weatherspoon0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Nick Weatherspoon0
Rick Barry1
Nick Weatherspoon0
Rick Barry1 *
Nick Weatherspoon0
Rick Barry1
Nick Weatherspoon0
* 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

Rick Barry 23.2
Nick Weatherspoon 9.0

Rick Barry 6.5
Nick Weatherspoon 4.9

Rick Barry 5.1
Nick Weatherspoon 0.9

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Nick Weatherspoon 4,086

Rick Barry 5,168
Nick Weatherspoon 2,232

Rick Barry 4,017
Nick Weatherspoon 418

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Nick Weatherspoon 344

Rick Barry 269
*
Nick Weatherspoon 145

Rick Barry 794
Nick Weatherspoon 453

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Nick Weatherspoon .455

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Nick Weatherspoon -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Nick Weatherspoon .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Nick Weatherspoon 13.8
(1979)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Nick Weatherspoon 6.9
(1977)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.6
(1979)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 1.0
(1979)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.5
(1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Nick Weatherspoon 9.1

Rick Barry 5.6
Nick Weatherspoon 4.8

Rick Barry 4.6
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.6

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Nick Weatherspoon 281

Rick Barry 418
Nick Weatherspoon 150

Rick Barry 340
Nick Weatherspoon 26

Rick Barry 106
*
Nick Weatherspoon 18

Rick Barry 39
*
Nick Weatherspoon 8

Rick Barry 74
Nick Weatherspoon 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Nick Weatherspoon .489

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Nick Weatherspoon -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Nick Weatherspoon .699

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Nick Weatherspoon 12.3
(1976)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Nick Weatherspoon 6.0
(1976)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Nick Weatherspoon 1.4
(1976)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.8
(1975)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Nick Weatherspoon 0.6
(1976)

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.