Rick Barry vs. Thomas Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thomas Gardner 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.

Thomas Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Thomas Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Thomas Gardner 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Thomas Gardner 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Thomas Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Thomas Gardner 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Thomas Gardner 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Thomas Gardner 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Thomas Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Thomas Gardner 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 Thomas Gardner 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Thomas Gardner 0.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Thomas Gardner 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Thomas Gardner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Thomas Gardner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Thomas Gardner 45

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Thomas Gardner 11

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Thomas Gardner 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Thomas Gardner 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Thomas Gardner 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Thomas Gardner 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Thomas Gardner .305

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Thomas Gardner .200

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Thomas Gardner .333

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Thomas Gardner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Thomas Gardner 0.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Thomas Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Thomas Gardner 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Thomas Gardner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Thomas Gardner 14

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Thomas Gardner 2

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Thomas Gardner 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Thomas Gardner 1

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Thomas Gardner 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Thomas Gardner 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Thomas Gardner .385

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Thomas Gardner .500

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Thomas Gardner 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009)

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.