Rick Barry vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 J.R. Smith 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 J.R. Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * J.R. Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 J.R. 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 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Rick Barry 794 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Rick Barry 74 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.