Rick Barry vs. Josh Smith Comparison

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

Josh Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Josh Smith: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Josh Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Josh Smith 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Josh Smith 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Josh Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Josh Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Josh Smith 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Josh Smith 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Josh Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Josh Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Josh 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 Josh Smith 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Josh Smith 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Josh Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Josh Smith 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Josh Smith 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Josh Smith 12,996

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Josh Smith 6,653

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Josh Smith 2,789

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Josh Smith 1,083

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Josh Smith 1,713

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Josh Smith 894

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Josh Smith .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Josh Smith .285

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Josh Smith .632

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Josh Smith 18.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Josh Smith 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Josh Smith 4.2 (2013)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Josh Smith 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Josh Smith 2.9 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Josh Smith 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Josh Smith 7.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Josh Smith 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Josh Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Josh Smith 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Josh Smith 1,065

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Josh Smith 539

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Josh Smith 203

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Josh Smith 74

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Josh Smith 107

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Josh Smith 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Josh Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Josh Smith .277

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Josh Smith .627

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Josh Smith 17.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Josh Smith 13.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Josh Smith 4.8 (2012)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Josh Smith 1.8 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Josh Smith 2.9 (2008)

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.