Rick Barry vs. Olden Polynice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Olden Polynice 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
Olden Polynice:
1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Olden Polynice0
Rick Barry10
Olden Polynice15
Rick Barry7
Olden Polynice6
Rick Barry8
Olden Polynice0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Olden Polynice0
Rick Barry5
Olden Polynice0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Olden Polynice0
Rick Barry1
Olden Polynice0
Rick Barry1 *
Olden Polynice0
Rick Barry1
Olden Polynice0
* 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
Olden Polynice 7.8

Rick Barry 6.5
Olden Polynice 6.7

Rick Barry 5.1
Olden Polynice 0.7

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Olden Polynice 0.5

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Olden Polynice 0.6

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Olden Polynice 8,265

Rick Barry 5,168
Olden Polynice 7,110

Rick Barry 4,017
Olden Polynice 744

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Olden Polynice 516

Rick Barry 269
*
Olden Polynice 651

Rick Barry 794
Olden Polynice 1,058

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Olden Polynice .505

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Olden Polynice .192

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Olden Polynice .535

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Olden Polynice 12.5
(1997)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Olden Polynice 11.9
(1994)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Olden Polynice 2.2
(1997)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Olden Polynice 0.6
(1996)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Olden Polynice 1.0
(2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Olden Polynice 6.4

Rick Barry 5.6
Olden Polynice 6.0

Rick Barry 4.6
Olden Polynice 0.3

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Olden Polynice 0.4

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Olden Polynice 0.6

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Olden Polynice 236

Rick Barry 418
Olden Polynice 221

Rick Barry 340
Olden Polynice 12

Rick Barry 106
*
Olden Polynice 15

Rick Barry 39
*
Olden Polynice 22

Rick Barry 74
Olden Polynice 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Olden Polynice .547

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Olden Polynice .500

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Olden Polynice .543

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Olden Polynice 13.8
(1996)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Olden Polynice 12.0
(1996)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Olden Polynice 0.8
(1996)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Olden Polynice 0.8
(1989)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Olden Polynice 1.8
(1996)

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.