Rick Barry vs. Travis Best Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Travis Best 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.

Travis Best

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Travis Best 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Travis Best 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Travis Best 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Travis Best 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Travis Best 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Travis Best 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Travis Best 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Travis Best 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Travis Best 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Travis Best 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 Travis Best 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Travis Best 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Travis Best 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Travis Best 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Travis Best 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Travis Best 5,376

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Travis Best 1,249

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Travis Best 2,444

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Travis Best 661

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Travis Best 60

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Travis Best 708

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Travis Best .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Travis Best .345

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Travis Best .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Travis Best 11.9 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Travis Best 2.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Travis Best 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Travis Best 1.4 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Travis Best 0.1 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Travis Best 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Travis Best 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Travis Best 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Travis Best 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Travis Best 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Travis Best 442

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Travis Best 126

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Travis Best 173

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Travis Best 45

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Travis Best 8

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Travis Best 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Travis Best .413

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Travis Best .303

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Travis Best .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Travis Best 9.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Travis Best 4.8 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Travis Best 9.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Travis Best 1.2 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Travis Best 0.2 (1998)

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.