Rick Barry vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

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

Tristan Thompson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tristan Thompson 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tristan Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tristan Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tristan Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tristan Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tristan Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tristan 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 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tristan Thompson 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tristan Thompson 7.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tristan Thompson 665

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tristan Thompson 733

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tristan Thompson 70

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tristan Thompson 29

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tristan Thompson 69

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tristan Thompson 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tristan Thompson .562

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)

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.