Rick Barry Career Stats Overview
Rick Barry ranks among the top scorers in NBA and ABA history with 25,279 points across 1,058 regular-season games. His career averages include 24.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game, with a .497 field goal percentage and .880 free throw percentage, the latter remaining one of the most efficient marks in league history. Barry also recorded 4,159 assists and 1,183 steals over his playing years, which spanned from 1965 to 1978, and his scoring output placed him in the top tier of the all-time list when he retired. For detailed box scores and season-by-season splits, see the official NBA stats page on Rick Barry.
Barry's scoring titles include four NBA seasons with at least 2,700 points and a league-leading 35.6 points per game in 1967, the highest average of his career. He also led the ABA in scoring during the 1969 season with 34.0 points per game, and his 1966–67 NBA campaign saw him finish first in total points, free throws made, and free throw attempts while playing for the San Francisco Warriors. Barry's combined NBA and ABA totals place him in the top 25 all-time scorers across both leagues, and his per-game efficiency remains a benchmark for elite scorers in professional basketball.
Championships and Playoff Performance
Rick Barry won one NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 1975, averaging 29.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in the Finals series against the Washington Bullets. He was named Finals MVP after leading the Warriors in scoring in every game of the series, and his shooting splits in the postseason often exceeded his regular-season numbers. Barry's playoff career includes 152 games, in which he averaged 27.2 points and 5.8 assists while shooting .465 from the field across multiple playoff runs with the Warriors, Houston Rockets, and New York Nets.
In the ABA, Barry reached the league finals with the Oakland Oaks during the 1969 season and later helped the New York Nets reach the 1972 ABA Finals, where he averaged 27.4 points in the series. His combined playoff scoring total across the NBA and ABA exceeds 4,000 points, and he is one of a small group of players to have led multiple leagues in postseason scoring. For more on Barry's championship runs and series splits, see the Basketball Reference playoff data page for Rick Barry.
Records, Awards, and Legacy
Rick Barry holds the NBA record for most free throws made in a single Finals game with 16, set in Game 5 of the 1975 championship series, and he ranks in the top five all-time in both NBA and ABA free throw percentage for career totals. He was selected to eight All-NBA teams, including four First Team honors, and earned eight ABA All-Star selections while leading the league in scoring twice. Barry's number 24 was retired by the Golden State Warriors, and he is widely cited as one of the purest shooters of his era, with a smooth underhand free throw motion that influenced future generations of players.
Barry's influence extends beyond his playing days through his work as a broadcaster and analyst, where he has provided commentary on NBA games and shared insights on shooting mechanics and offensive strategy. His career totals and efficiency metrics are frequently referenced in discussions of the greatest scorers in basketball history, and he remains a standard for comparing high-volume shooters across different eras. For more on Rick Barry's career and records, see the official Basketball Hall of Fame profile for Rick Barry.