Rick Barry vs. Bernard Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard Thompson 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.

Bernard Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bernard Thompson: 1984-85 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bernard Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bernard Thompson 5

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bernard Thompson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bernard Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bernard Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bernard Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bernard Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bernard Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bernard Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bernard Thompson 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 Bernard Thompson 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bernard Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bernard Thompson 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bernard Thompson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bernard Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bernard Thompson 1,078

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bernard Thompson 352

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bernard Thompson 266

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bernard Thompson 127

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bernard Thompson 27

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bernard Thompson 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bernard Thompson .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bernard Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bernard Thompson .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bernard Thompson 8.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bernard Thompson 2.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bernard Thompson 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bernard Thompson 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bernard Thompson 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bernard Thompson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bernard Thompson 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bernard Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bernard Thompson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bernard Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bernard Thompson 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bernard Thompson 3

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bernard Thompson 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bernard Thompson 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bernard Thompson 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bernard Thompson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bernard Thompson .000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bernard Thompson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bernard Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bernard Thompson 1.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bernard Thompson 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bernard Thompson 1.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bernard Thompson 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bernard Thompson 0.5 (1985)

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.