Elmore Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Elmore Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmore Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elmore Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Elmore Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elmore Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Jerry West 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 Elmore Smith 13.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * 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.