Rick Barry vs. Bob Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Thornton 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.

Bob Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bob Thornton: 1985-86 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bob Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bob Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bob Thornton 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bob Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bob Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bob Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bob Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bob Thornton 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bob Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bob Thornton 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 Bob Thornton 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bob Thornton 2.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bob Thornton 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bob Thornton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bob Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bob Thornton 844

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bob Thornton 712

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bob Thornton 99

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bob Thornton 74

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bob Thornton 35

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bob Thornton 283

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bob Thornton .444

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bob Thornton .222

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bob Thornton .558

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bob Thornton 4.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bob Thornton 4.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bob Thornton 0.6 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Thornton 0.4 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bob Thornton 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bob Thornton 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bob Thornton 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bob Thornton 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bob Thornton 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bob Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bob Thornton 26

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bob Thornton 24

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bob Thornton 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bob Thornton 2

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bob Thornton 1

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bob Thornton 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bob Thornton .391

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bob Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bob Thornton .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bob Thornton 2.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bob Thornton 1.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bob Thornton 0.4 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bob Thornton 0.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bob Thornton 0.1 (1990)

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.