Rick Barry vs. Sam Bowie Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Bowie 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.

Sam Bowie

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Bowie 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Bowie 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Bowie 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Bowie 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Bowie 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Bowie 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Sam Bowie 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Bowie 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Bowie 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam Bowie 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 Sam Bowie 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Bowie 7.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Bowie 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Bowie 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Bowie 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Bowie 5,564

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Bowie 3,845

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Bowie 1,075

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Bowie 263

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Bowie 909

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Bowie 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Bowie .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Bowie .302

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Bowie .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Bowie 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Bowie 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Bowie 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Bowie 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Bowie 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Bowie 165

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Bowie 160

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Bowie 38

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Bowie 14

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Bowie 41

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Bowie 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Bowie .403

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sam Bowie .500

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Bowie .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989)

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.