Rick Barry vs. Nick Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Smith Jr. 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.

Nick Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Nick Smith Jr.: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Nick Smith Jr. 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Nick Smith Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Nick Smith Jr. 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 Nick Smith Jr. 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Nick Smith Jr. 1.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Nick Smith Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Nick Smith Jr. 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Nick Smith Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Nick Smith Jr. 302

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Nick Smith Jr. 72

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Nick Smith Jr. 59

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Nick Smith Jr. 10

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Nick Smith Jr. 7

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Nick Smith Jr. 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Nick Smith Jr. .391

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Nick Smith Jr. .432

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Nick Smith Jr. .867

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Nick Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Nick Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Nick Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Nick Smith Jr. -

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.