Rick Barry vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley 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.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Belus Smawley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Belus Smawley 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Belus Smawley 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Belus Smawley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Belus Smawley 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.