Rick Barry vs. Sam Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Perkins 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 Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Perkins 17

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Perkins 15

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Perkins 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Perkins 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Perkins 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam Perkins 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 Perkins 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Perkins 6.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Perkins 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Perkins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Perkins 15,324

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Perkins 7,666

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Perkins 1,975

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Perkins 1,105

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Perkins 933

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Perkins 1,286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Perkins .459

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Perkins .362

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Perkins .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Perkins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Perkins 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Perkins 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Perkins 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Perkins 1,861

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Perkins 936

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Perkins 246

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Perkins 118

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Perkins 126

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Perkins 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Perkins .444

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sam Perkins .363

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Perkins .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991)

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.