Rick Barry vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus Young 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Thaddeus Young 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Thaddeus Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Thaddeus Young 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Thaddeus Young 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Thaddeus Young 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Thaddeus Young 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 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)

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.