Rick Barry vs. Walt Budko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Budko 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.

Walt Budko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Walt Budko: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Walt Budko 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Walt Budko 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Walt Budko 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Walt Budko 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Walt Budko 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Walt Budko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Walt Budko 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Walt Budko 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Walt Budko 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Walt Budko 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Walt Budko 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Walt Budko 5.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Walt Budko 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Walt Budko 2,037

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Walt Budko 684 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Walt Budko 471

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Walt Budko 253

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Walt Budko .342

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Walt Budko .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Walt Budko 11.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Walt Budko 7.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Walt Budko 2.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Walt Budko - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Walt Budko 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Walt Budko 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Walt Budko 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Walt Budko 53

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Walt Budko 12 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Walt Budko 9

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Walt Budko 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Walt Budko .425

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Walt Budko .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Walt Budko 12.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Walt Budko 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Walt Budko 1.7 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Walt Budko - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.