Rick Barry vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Otis Thorpe 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 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.