Rick Barry vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

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

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Klay Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Klay Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Klay Thompson 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Klay Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Klay Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Klay 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 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)

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.