Joe Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Joe Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Smith 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Smith 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe 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 Joe Smith 10.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smith 6.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Smith 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Smith 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smith 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Smith 11,208 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Smith 6,575 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Smith 1,010 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Smith 606 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Smith 868 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Smith 1,030 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Smith .455 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Smith .238 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Smith .790 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Smith 18.7 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smith 8.7 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Smith 1.6 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Smith 1.0 (1996) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smith 1.6 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Smith 5.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smith 3.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Smith 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smith 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Smith 337 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Smith 243 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Smith 20 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Smith 23 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Smith 38 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Smith 62 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Smith .451 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Smith .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Smith .780 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Smith 13.2 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Smith 10.0 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Smith 1.3 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Smith 0.8 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Smith 2.0 (2004) 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.