Rick Barry vs. Billy Thompson Comparison

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

Billy Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Billy Thompson: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Billy Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Billy Thompson 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Billy Thompson 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Billy Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Billy Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Billy Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Billy Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Billy Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Billy 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 Billy Thompson 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Billy Thompson 5.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Billy Thompson 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Billy Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Billy Thompson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Billy Thompson 2,566

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Billy Thompson 1,615

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Billy Thompson 514

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Billy Thompson 158

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Billy Thompson 272

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Billy Thompson 300

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Billy Thompson .505

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Billy Thompson .154

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Billy Thompson .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Billy Thompson 11.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Billy Thompson 7.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Billy Thompson 2.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Thompson 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Billy Thompson 1.3 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Billy Thompson 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Billy Thompson 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Billy Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Billy Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Billy Thompson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Billy Thompson 14

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Billy Thompson 6

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Billy Thompson 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Billy Thompson 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Billy Thompson 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Billy Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Billy Thompson .545

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Billy Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Billy Thompson 4.7 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Billy Thompson 2.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Billy Thompson 0.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Billy Thompson 1.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Billy Thompson 0.0 (1987)

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.