Rick Barry vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

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

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul 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 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Thompson 79

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Thompson 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Paul Thompson 0.3 (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.