Doug Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Doug Smith 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

Doug Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Smith: 1991-92 to 1995-96
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Doug Smith 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Smith 8.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Doug Smith 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Doug Smith 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Doug Smith 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Smith 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Smith 2,356 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Doug Smith 1,234 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Doug Smith 400 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Doug Smith 224 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Doug Smith 150 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Doug Smith 296 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Smith .425 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Doug Smith .083 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Smith .773 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Smith 10.4 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Smith 5.4 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Doug Smith 1.7 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Smith 1.0 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Smith 0.9 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Doug Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Doug Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Doug Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Doug Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Doug Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Smith - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Doug Smith - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Smith - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Smith - 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.