Rick Barry vs. Michael Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Smith and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Michael Smith:
1994-95 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Michael Smith0
Rick Barry10
Michael Smith7
Rick Barry7
Michael Smith1
Rick Barry8
Michael Smith0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Michael Smith0
Rick Barry5
Michael Smith0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Michael Smith0
Rick Barry1
Michael Smith0
Rick Barry1 *
Michael Smith0
Rick Barry1
Michael Smith0
* 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

Rick Barry 23.2
Michael Smith 5.6

Rick Barry 6.5
Michael Smith 7.1

Rick Barry 5.1
Michael Smith 1.5

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Michael Smith 0.8

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Michael Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Michael Smith 2,527

Rick Barry 5,168
Michael Smith 3,193

Rick Barry 4,017
Michael Smith 661

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Michael Smith 361

Rick Barry 269
*
Michael Smith 248

Rick Barry 794
Michael Smith 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Michael Smith .538

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Michael Smith .143

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Michael Smith .529

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Michael Smith 6.9
(1995)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Michael Smith 9.5
(1997)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Michael Smith 2.4
(1997)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Michael Smith 1.0
(1997)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Michael Smith 0.7
(1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Michael Smith 4.8

Rick Barry 5.6
Michael Smith 5.5

Rick Barry 4.6
Michael Smith 2.0

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Michael Smith 0.3

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Michael Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Michael Smith 19

Rick Barry 418
Michael Smith 22

Rick Barry 340
Michael Smith 8

Rick Barry 106
*
Michael Smith 1

Rick Barry 39
*
Michael Smith 2

Rick Barry 74
Michael Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Michael Smith .583

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Michael Smith -

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Michael Smith .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Michael Smith 4.8
(1996)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Michael Smith 5.5
(1996)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Michael Smith 2.0
(1996)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Michael Smith 0.3
(1996)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Michael Smith 0.5
(1996)

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.