Rick Barry vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gus Williams 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gus Williams 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gus Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gus Williams 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 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gus Williams 291

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gus Williams 40

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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.