Rick Barry vs. Quinn Buckner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Quinn Buckner 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.

Quinn Buckner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Quinn Buckner: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Quinn Buckner 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Quinn Buckner 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Quinn Buckner 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Quinn Buckner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Quinn Buckner 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Quinn Buckner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Quinn Buckner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Quinn Buckner 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Quinn Buckner 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Quinn Buckner 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Quinn Buckner 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 Quinn Buckner 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Quinn Buckner 2.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Quinn Buckner 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Quinn Buckner 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Quinn Buckner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Quinn Buckner 5,929

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Quinn Buckner 1,969

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Quinn Buckner 3,114

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Quinn Buckner 1,337

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Quinn Buckner 80

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Quinn Buckner 719

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Quinn Buckner .461

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Quinn Buckner .184 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Quinn Buckner .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Quinn Buckner 13.3 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Quinn Buckner 3.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Quinn Buckner 5.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Quinn Buckner 2.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Quinn Buckner 0.3 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Quinn Buckner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Quinn Buckner 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Quinn Buckner 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Quinn Buckner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Quinn Buckner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Quinn Buckner 346

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Quinn Buckner 115

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Quinn Buckner 170

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Quinn Buckner 64

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Quinn Buckner 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Quinn Buckner 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Quinn Buckner .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Quinn Buckner .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Quinn Buckner .610

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Quinn Buckner 11.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Quinn Buckner 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Quinn Buckner 6.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Quinn Buckner 2.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Quinn Buckner 0.1 (1978)

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.