Rick Barry vs. Joe Smith Comparison

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

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Joe Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Joe Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Joe Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Joe Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Joe 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 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Joe Smith 868

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Joe Smith 38

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)

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.