Thurl Bailey vs. Rick Barry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Barry and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Rick Barry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Rick Barry 10

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Rick Barry 7

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 6

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 1

Steals Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 1 *

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Rick Barry 1

* 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 Thurl Bailey 12.8 Rick Barry 23.2

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Rick Barry 6.5

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Rick Barry 5.1

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Rick Barry 2.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Rick Barry 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Rick Barry 18,395

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Rick Barry 5,168

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Rick Barry 4,017

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Rick Barry 1,104 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Rick Barry 269 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Rick Barry 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Rick Barry .449

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Rick Barry .330 *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Rick Barry .900

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Rick Barry 35.6 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Rick Barry 10.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Rick Barry 6.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Rick Barry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Rick Barry 5.6

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Rick Barry 4.6

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Rick Barry 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Rick Barry 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Rick Barry 1,833

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Rick Barry 418

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Rick Barry 340

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Rick Barry 106 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Rick Barry 39 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Rick Barry 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Rick Barry .426

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Rick Barry .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Rick Barry .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Rick Barry 34.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Rick Barry 7.5 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Rick Barry 6.5 (1976)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) *

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.