Rick Barry vs. Norris Cole Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norris Cole 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.

Norris Cole

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Norris Cole: 2011-12 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Norris Cole 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Norris Cole 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Norris Cole 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Norris Cole 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Norris Cole 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Norris Cole 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Norris Cole 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Norris Cole 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Norris Cole 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Norris Cole 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 Norris Cole 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Norris Cole 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Norris Cole 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Norris Cole 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Norris Cole 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Norris Cole 2,506

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Norris Cole 702

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Norris Cole 981

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Norris Cole 280

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Norris Cole 34

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Norris Cole 360

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Norris Cole .407

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Norris Cole .324

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Norris Cole .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Norris Cole 10.6 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Norris Cole 3.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Norris Cole 3.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Norris Cole 0.9 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Norris Cole 0.2 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Norris Cole 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Norris Cole 1.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Norris Cole 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Norris Cole 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Norris Cole 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Norris Cole 295

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Norris Cole 79

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Norris Cole 98

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Norris Cole 31

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Norris Cole 5

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Norris Cole 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Norris Cole .421

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Norris Cole .382

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Norris Cole .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Norris Cole 8.8 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Norris Cole 1.9 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Norris Cole 2.0 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Norris Cole 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Norris Cole 0.3 (2017)

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.