Rick Barry vs. Leon Smith Comparison

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

Leon Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Leon Smith: 2001-02 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Leon Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Leon Smith 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Leon Smith 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Leon Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Leon Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Leon Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Leon Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Leon Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Leon 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 Leon Smith 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Leon Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Leon Smith 0.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Leon Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Leon Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Leon Smith 33

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Leon Smith 33

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Leon Smith 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Leon Smith 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Leon Smith 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Leon Smith 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Leon Smith .393

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Leon Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Leon Smith .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Leon Smith 2.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Leon Smith 2.2 (2002)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Leon Smith 0.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Leon Smith 0.4 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Leon Smith 0.1 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Leon Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Leon Smith -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Leon Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Leon Smith -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Leon Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Leon Smith -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Leon Smith -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Leon Smith -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Leon Smith -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Leon Smith -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Leon Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Leon Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Leon Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Leon 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.