Rick Barry vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bill Thieben 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bill Thieben 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bill Thieben 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bill Thieben 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bill Thieben 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 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bill Thieben - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.