Rick Barry vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

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

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mychal Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mychal Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mychal Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mychal 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 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mychal Thompson .501

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

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.