Rick Barry vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Rik Smits 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Rik Smits 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Rik Smits 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Rik Smits 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Rik Smits 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 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Rik Smits 90

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Rik Smits 1.4 (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.