Rick Barry vs. Walter Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walter Palmer 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.

Walter Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Walter Palmer: 1990-91 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Walter Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Walter Palmer 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Walter Palmer 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Walter Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Walter Palmer 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Walter Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Walter Palmer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Walter Palmer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Walter Palmer 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Walter Palmer 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 Walter Palmer 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Walter Palmer 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Walter Palmer 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Walter Palmer 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Walter Palmer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Walter Palmer 100

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Walter Palmer 65

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Walter Palmer 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Walter Palmer 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Walter Palmer 9

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Walter Palmer 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Walter Palmer .412

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Walter Palmer .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Walter Palmer .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Walter Palmer 3.0 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Walter Palmer 2.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Walter Palmer 0.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walter Palmer 0.1 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Walter Palmer 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Walter Palmer 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Walter Palmer 0.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Walter Palmer 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Walter Palmer 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Walter Palmer 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Walter Palmer 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Walter Palmer 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Walter Palmer 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Walter Palmer 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Walter Palmer 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Walter Palmer 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Walter Palmer .250

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Walter Palmer -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Walter Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Walter Palmer 1.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Walter Palmer 0.5 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Walter Palmer 0.0 (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.