Rick Barry vs. Jim Smith Comparison

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

Jim Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jim Smith: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jim Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jim Smith 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jim Smith 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jim Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jim Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jim Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jim Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jim Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jim 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 Jim Smith 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jim Smith 2.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jim Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jim Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jim Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jim Smith 219

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jim Smith 187

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jim Smith 46

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jim Smith 22

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jim Smith 51

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jim Smith 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jim Smith .514

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jim Smith .461

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jim Smith 2.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jim Smith 2.5 (1982)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jim Smith 0.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jim Smith 0.3 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jim Smith 0.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jim Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jim Smith -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jim Smith -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jim Smith -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jim Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jim Smith -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jim Smith -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jim Smith -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jim Smith -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jim Smith -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jim Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jim Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jim Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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