Rick Barry vs. Sam Smith Comparison

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

Sam Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Smith: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Smith 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Smith 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam 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 Sam Smith 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Smith 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Smith 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Smith 315

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Smith 63

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Smith 58

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Smith 33

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Smith 14

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Smith 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Smith .229 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Smith .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Smith 8.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Smith 1.8 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Smith 1.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Smith 0.8 (1980)

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Smith -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Smith -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Smith -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Smith -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Smith -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Smith -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Smith -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Smith -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Smith -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sam Smith -

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.