Steven Adams vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Steven Adams 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Steven Adams 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 Steven Adams 9.2 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.