Rick Barry vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

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

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Kenny Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Kenny Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Kenny Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Kenny 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 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)

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.