Rick Barry vs. Amen Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Amen 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Amen Thompson: 2023-24 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Amen Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Amen Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Amen Thompson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Amen Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Amen Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Amen Thompson 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Amen Thompson 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Amen Thompson 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Amen Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Amen Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Amen 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 Amen Thompson 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Amen Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Amen Thompson 3.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Amen Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Amen Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Amen Thompson 1,562

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Amen Thompson 973

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Amen Thompson 428

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Amen Thompson 175

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Amen Thompson 127

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Amen Thompson 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Amen Thompson .549

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Amen Thompson .221

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Amen Thompson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Amen Thompson 14.1 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Amen Thompson 8.2 (2025)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Amen Thompson 3.8 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Amen Thompson 1.4 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Amen Thompson 1.3 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Amen Thompson 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Amen Thompson 6.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Amen Thompson 3.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Amen Thompson 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Amen Thompson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Amen Thompson 110

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Amen Thompson 48

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Amen Thompson 23

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Amen Thompson 12

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Amen Thompson 6

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Amen Thompson 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Amen Thompson .494

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Amen Thompson .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Amen Thompson .694

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Amen Thompson 15.7 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Amen Thompson 6.9 (2025)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Amen Thompson 3.3 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Amen Thompson 1.7 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Amen Thompson 0.9 (2025)

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.