Rick Barry vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Yuta Watanabe 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 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.