Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 1

* 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 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) *

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.