Rick Barry vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sly Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Sly Williams 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sly Williams 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sly Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sly Williams 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 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sly Williams 55

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sly Williams 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)

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.