Rick Barry vs. Kurt Thomas Comparison

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

Kurt Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kurt Thomas: 1995-96 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kurt Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kurt Thomas 18

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kurt Thomas 11

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kurt Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kurt Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kurt Thomas 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kurt Thomas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kurt Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kurt 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 Kurt Thomas 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kurt Thomas 6.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kurt Thomas 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kurt Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kurt Thomas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kurt Thomas 8,973

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kurt Thomas 7,328

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kurt Thomas 1,204

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kurt Thomas 724

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kurt Thomas 841

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kurt Thomas 1,110

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kurt Thomas .486

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kurt Thomas .281

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kurt Thomas .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kurt Thomas 14.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kurt Thomas 10.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kurt Thomas 2.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kurt Thomas 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kurt Thomas 1.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kurt Thomas 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kurt Thomas 5.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kurt Thomas 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kurt Thomas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kurt Thomas 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kurt Thomas 534

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kurt Thomas 514

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kurt Thomas 64

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kurt Thomas 42

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kurt Thomas 51

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kurt Thomas 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kurt Thomas .463

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kurt Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kurt Thomas .748

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kurt Thomas 14.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kurt Thomas 11.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kurt Thomas 1.8 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kurt Thomas 1.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kurt Thomas 1.0 (2001)

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.