Rick Barry vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

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

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Elmore Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Elmore Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Elmore Smith 0 *

Blocks Leader Rick Barry 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Elmore 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 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Elmore Smith .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Elmore Smith .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Elmore Smith 3.7 (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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.