Rick Barry vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton 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.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Al Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Al Thornton 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Al Thornton 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 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Al Thornton -

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.