Rick Barry vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

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

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Garfield Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Garfield Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Garfield Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Garfield 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 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Garfield Smith 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Garfield Smith 17

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Garfield Smith .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Garfield Smith 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Garfield Smith 0

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

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

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Garfield Smith .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Garfield 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.