Rick Barry vs. Bill Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Smith 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.

Bill Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Bill Smith: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Bill Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Bill Smith 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Bill Smith 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Bill Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Bill Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Bill Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Bill Smith 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Bill Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Bill Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Bill Smith 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 Bill Smith 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Bill Smith 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Bill Smith 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Bill Smith 23

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Bill Smith 16

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Bill Smith 7

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Bill Smith 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Bill Smith .242

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Bill Smith .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Bill Smith 2.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Bill Smith 1.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Bill Smith 0.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Bill Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Bill Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Bill Smith -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Bill Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Bill Smith -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Bill Smith -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Bill Smith -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Bill Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Bill Smith -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Bill Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Bill Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Bill Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Bill Smith -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Bill Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Bill Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Bill Smith - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.