Jerry Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jerry Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Smith: 2011-12 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Smith 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jerry 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 Jerry Smith 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Smith 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Smith 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Smith 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Smith 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Smith 7 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jerry Smith 7 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jerry Smith 4 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jerry Smith 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jerry Smith 5 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Smith .214 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jerry Smith .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Smith - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Smith 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Smith 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jerry Smith 0.8 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerry Smith 1.0 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Smith 0.0 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jerry Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jerry Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jerry Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jerry Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jerry Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Smith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jerry 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.