Rick Barry vs. Pops Mensah-Bonsu Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

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.