Rick Barry vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Norm Swanson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Norm Swanson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Norm Swanson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Norm Swanson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Norm Swanson 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 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Norm Swanson - 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.