Rick Barry vs. James Thomas Comparison

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

James Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
James Thomas: 2004-05 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 James Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 James Thomas 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 James Thomas 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 James Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * James Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 James Thomas 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 James Thomas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * James Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 James 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 James Thomas 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 James Thomas 2.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 James Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * James Thomas 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * James Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 James Thomas 54

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 James Thomas 76

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 James Thomas 5

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * James Thomas 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * James Thomas 7

Total Games Rick Barry 794 James Thomas 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 James Thomas .564

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 James Thomas .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) James Thomas 2.4 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) James Thomas 3.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * James Thomas 0.4 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 James Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 James Thomas -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 James Thomas -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * James Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * James Thomas -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 James Thomas -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 James Thomas -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 James Thomas -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * James Thomas -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * James Thomas -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 James Thomas 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 James Thomas -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 James Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) James Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) James Thomas -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) James Thomas -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * James Thomas -

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.