Rick Barry vs. Matt Ryan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Ryan 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.

Matt Ryan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Matt Ryan: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Matt Ryan 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Matt Ryan 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Matt Ryan 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Matt Ryan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Matt Ryan 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Matt Ryan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Matt Ryan 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Matt Ryan 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Matt Ryan 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Matt Ryan 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 Matt Ryan 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Matt Ryan 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Matt Ryan 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Matt Ryan 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Matt Ryan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Matt Ryan 277

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Matt Ryan 66

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Matt Ryan 34

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Matt Ryan 12

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Matt Ryan 2

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Matt Ryan 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Matt Ryan .398

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Matt Ryan .411

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Matt Ryan .885

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Matt Ryan 5.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Matt Ryan 1.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Matt Ryan 0.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Matt Ryan 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Matt Ryan 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Matt Ryan 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Matt Ryan 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Matt Ryan 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Matt Ryan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Matt Ryan 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Matt Ryan 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Matt Ryan 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Matt Ryan 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Matt Ryan 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Matt Ryan 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Matt Ryan .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Matt Ryan .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Matt Ryan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

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.