Rick Barry vs. Otis Smith Comparison

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

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Otis Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Otis Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Otis Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Otis Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Otis 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 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Otis Smith 188

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Otis Smith 3

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Otis Smith .367

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)

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.