Rick Barry vs. LaSalle Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaSalle Thompson 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.

LaSalle Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
LaSalle Thompson: 1982-83 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 LaSalle Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 LaSalle Thompson 15

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 LaSalle Thompson 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 LaSalle Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * LaSalle Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 LaSalle Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 LaSalle Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 LaSalle Thompson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * LaSalle Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 LaSalle Thompson 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 LaSalle Thompson 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 LaSalle Thompson 6.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 LaSalle Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * LaSalle Thompson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * LaSalle Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 LaSalle Thompson 7,806

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 LaSalle Thompson 6,689

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 LaSalle Thompson 1,139

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * LaSalle Thompson 741

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * LaSalle Thompson 972

Total Games Rick Barry 794 LaSalle Thompson 985

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 LaSalle Thompson .492

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * LaSalle Thompson .154

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 LaSalle Thompson .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) LaSalle Thompson 13.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) LaSalle Thompson 10.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) LaSalle Thompson 2.1 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * LaSalle Thompson 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * LaSalle Thompson 1.8 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 LaSalle Thompson 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 LaSalle Thompson 5.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 LaSalle Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * LaSalle Thompson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * LaSalle Thompson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 LaSalle Thompson 178

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 LaSalle Thompson 148

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 LaSalle Thompson 28

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * LaSalle Thompson 16

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * LaSalle Thompson 25

Total Games Rick Barry 74 LaSalle Thompson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 LaSalle Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * LaSalle Thompson -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 LaSalle Thompson .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) LaSalle Thompson 15.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) LaSalle Thompson 11.7 (1986)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) LaSalle Thompson 1.6 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * LaSalle Thompson 1.0 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * LaSalle Thompson 2.0 (1986)

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.