Rick Barry vs. Russ Smith Comparison

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

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Russ Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Russ Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Russ Smith 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Russ Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Russ 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 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Russ Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.