Joe Smyth vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joe Smyth 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

Joe Smyth

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Smyth: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Smyth 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Smyth 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Smyth 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Smyth 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Smyth 131 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Smyth 98 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Smyth 49 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Smyth 40 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Smyth .348 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Smyth .538 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Smyth 3.3 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth 2.5 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth 1.2 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Smyth - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Smyth - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Smyth - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Smyth - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Smyth 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Smyth - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Smyth - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Smyth - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smyth - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Smyth - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smyth - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.