Rick Barry vs. Phil Smith Comparison

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

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Phil Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Phil Smith 1

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Phil Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Phil Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Phil 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 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Phil Smith 165

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Phil Smith 18

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Phil Smith 0.5 (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.