Rick Barry vs. Steve Smith Comparison

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

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Steve Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Steve Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Steve Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Steve 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 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Steve Smith 275

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Steve Smith 29

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Steve Smith 1.3 (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.