Dru Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Dru Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dru Smith: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dru Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dru 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 Dru Smith 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dru Smith 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dru Smith 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dru Smith 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dru Smith 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dru Smith 83 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dru Smith 38 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dru Smith 36 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dru Smith 19 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dru Smith 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dru Smith 24 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dru Smith .423 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dru Smith .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dru Smith 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dru Smith 4.3 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dru Smith 1.6 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dru Smith 1.6 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dru Smith 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dru Smith 0.3 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dru Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dru Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dru Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dru Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dru Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dru Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dru Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dru Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dru Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dru Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dru Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dru Smith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dru Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dru 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.