Rick Barry vs. Paul Westphal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Westphal 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 Westphal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Westphal: 1972-73 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Westphal 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Westphal 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Westphal 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Westphal 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Westphal 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Westphal 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Paul Westphal 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Westphal 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Westphal 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul Westphal 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 Westphal 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Westphal 1.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Westphal 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Westphal 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Westphal 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Westphal 12,809

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Westphal 1,580

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Westphal 3,591

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Westphal 1,022 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Westphal 262 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Westphal 823

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Westphal .504

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Westphal .275 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Westphal .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Westphal 25.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Westphal 3.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Westphal 6.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Westphal 2.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Westphal 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Westphal 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Westphal 3.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Westphal 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Westphal 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Westphal 1,337

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Westphal 153

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Westphal 353

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Westphal 89 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Westphal 23 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Westphal 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Westphal .481

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Westphal .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Westphal .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Westphal 26.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Westphal 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Westphal 9.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Westphal 1.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Paul Westphal 0.5 (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.