Rick Barry vs. Paul McPherson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul McPherson 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.

Paul McPherson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul McPherson: 2000-01 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul McPherson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul McPherson 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul McPherson 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul McPherson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul McPherson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul McPherson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Paul McPherson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul McPherson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul McPherson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul McPherson 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 Paul McPherson 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul McPherson 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul McPherson 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul McPherson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul McPherson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul McPherson 262

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul McPherson 79

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul McPherson 38

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul McPherson 25

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul McPherson 4

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul McPherson 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul McPherson .505

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul McPherson .167

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul McPherson .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul McPherson 4.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul McPherson 1.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul McPherson 0.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul McPherson 0.5 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul McPherson 0.1 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul McPherson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul McPherson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul McPherson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul McPherson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul McPherson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul McPherson -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul McPherson -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul McPherson -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul McPherson -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul McPherson -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul McPherson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul McPherson -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul McPherson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul McPherson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul McPherson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul McPherson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul McPherson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul McPherson -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Paul McPherson -

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.