Rick Barry vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Irving Thomas 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Irving Thomas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Irving Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Irving 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 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Irving Thomas 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Irving Thomas 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

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.