Jalen Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jalen Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Smith: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jalen Smith 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jalen Smith 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jalen 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 Jalen Smith 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Smith 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jalen Smith 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Smith 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Smith 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Smith 1,766 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jalen Smith 1,075 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jalen Smith 157 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jalen Smith 54 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jalen Smith 144 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jalen Smith 207 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Smith .517 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jalen Smith .335 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Smith .740 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Smith 9.9 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Smith 6.0 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Smith 0.3 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Smith 0.9 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Smith 0.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Smith 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Smith 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jalen Smith 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Smith 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Smith 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jalen Smith 13 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jalen Smith 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jalen Smith 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jalen Smith 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Smith .286 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jalen Smith .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Smith 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Smith 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Smith 4.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jalen Smith 0.2 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Smith 0.0 (2024) 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.