Rich Rinaldi vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson and Rich Rinaldi 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

Rich Rinaldi

vs.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Rinaldi 0 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 5.0 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) * Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Rich Rinaldi - n/a ** Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)

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, this player has no data for the stat.