Rick Barry vs. Billy Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Thomas 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.

Billy Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Billy Thomas: 2004-05 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Billy Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Billy Thomas 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Billy Thomas 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Billy Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Billy Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Billy Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Billy Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Billy Thomas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Billy Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Billy Thomas 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 Billy Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Billy Thomas 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Billy Thomas 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Billy Thomas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Billy Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Billy Thomas 144

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Billy Thomas 52

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Billy Thomas 26

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Billy Thomas 25

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Billy Thomas 2

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Billy Thomas 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Billy Thomas .338

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Billy Thomas .304

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Billy Thomas .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Billy Thomas 3.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Billy Thomas 1.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Billy Thomas 0.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Thomas 0.6 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Billy Thomas 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Billy Thomas 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Billy Thomas 0.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Billy Thomas 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Billy Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Billy Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Billy Thomas 5

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Billy Thomas 2

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Billy Thomas 1

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Billy Thomas 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Billy Thomas 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Billy Thomas 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Billy Thomas .100

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Billy Thomas .167

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Billy Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Billy Thomas 1.0 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Billy Thomas 0.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Billy Thomas 0.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Thomas 0.3 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Billy Thomas 0.0 (2008)

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.