Rick Barry vs. Jim Thomas Comparison

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

Jim Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jim Thomas: 1983-84 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jim Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jim Thomas 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jim Thomas 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jim Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jim Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jim Thomas 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jim Thomas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jim Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jim 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 Jim Thomas 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jim Thomas 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jim Thomas 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jim Thomas 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jim Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jim Thomas 1,355

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jim Thomas 418

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jim Thomas 377

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jim Thomas 142

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jim Thomas 12

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jim Thomas 161

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jim Thomas .471

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jim Thomas .170

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jim Thomas .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jim Thomas 11.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jim Thomas 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jim Thomas 2.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Thomas 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jim Thomas 0.2 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jim Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jim Thomas -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jim Thomas -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jim Thomas -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jim Thomas -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jim Thomas -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jim Thomas -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jim Thomas -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jim Thomas -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jim Thomas -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jim Thomas 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jim Thomas -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jim Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Jim 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.