Nick Smith Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Nick Smith Jr.

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Smith Jr.: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Smith Jr. 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Smith Jr. 302 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Smith Jr. 72 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Smith Jr. 59 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Smith Jr. 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Smith Jr. 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Smith Jr. 51 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Smith Jr. .391 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Smith Jr. .432 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Smith Jr. .867 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Smith Jr. 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Smith Jr. - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.