Rick Barry vs. Etan Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Etan Thomas 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.

Etan Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Etan Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Etan Thomas 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Etan Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Etan Thomas 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Etan Thomas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Etan Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Etan Thomas 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 Etan Thomas 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Etan Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Etan Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Etan Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Etan Thomas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Etan Thomas 2,341

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Etan Thomas 1,927

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Etan Thomas 149

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Etan Thomas 128

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Etan Thomas 427

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Etan Thomas 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Etan Thomas .513

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Etan Thomas .603

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Etan Thomas 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Etan Thomas 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Etan Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Etan Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Etan Thomas 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Etan Thomas 86

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Etan Thomas 69

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Etan Thomas 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Etan Thomas 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Etan Thomas 12

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Etan Thomas 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Etan Thomas .559

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Etan Thomas .541

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005)

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.