Rick Barry vs. Don Smith Comparison

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

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Don Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Don Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Don Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Don Smith 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Don Smith 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 Don Smith 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Don Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Don Smith 6

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Don Smith 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Don Smith .154

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Don Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Don Smith -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Don Smith -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Don Smith -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Don Smith - n/a **

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

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Don Smith - n/a **

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.