Rick Barry vs. Shawn Kemp Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shawn Kemp 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.

Shawn Kemp

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Shawn Kemp: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Shawn Kemp 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Shawn Kemp 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Shawn Kemp 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Shawn Kemp 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Shawn Kemp 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Shawn Kemp 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Shawn Kemp 3

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Shawn Kemp 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Shawn Kemp 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Shawn Kemp 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 Shawn Kemp 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Shawn Kemp 8.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Shawn Kemp 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Shawn Kemp 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Shawn Kemp 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Shawn Kemp 15,347

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Shawn Kemp 8,834

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Shawn Kemp 1,704

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Shawn Kemp 1,185

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Shawn Kemp 1,279

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Shawn Kemp 1,051

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Shawn Kemp .488

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Shawn Kemp .277

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Shawn Kemp .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Shawn Kemp 20.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Shawn Kemp 11.4 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Shawn Kemp 2.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Shawn Kemp 1.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Shawn Kemp 2.1 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Shawn Kemp 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Shawn Kemp 9.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Shawn Kemp 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Shawn Kemp 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Shawn Kemp 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Shawn Kemp 1,522

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Shawn Kemp 853

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Shawn Kemp 161

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Shawn Kemp 99

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Shawn Kemp 137

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Shawn Kemp 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Shawn Kemp .498

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Shawn Kemp .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Shawn Kemp .797

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Shawn Kemp 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Shawn Kemp 12.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Shawn Kemp 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Shawn Kemp 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Shawn Kemp 2.4 (1994)

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.