Kenny Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Kenny Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Smith 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Smith 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Smith 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kenny Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kenny Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kenny Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kenny 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 Kenny Smith 12.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 5.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 9,397 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 1,454 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kenny Smith 4,073 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kenny Smith 759 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 65 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 737 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .480 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .399 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .829 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 11.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 4.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Smith 780 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kenny Smith 147 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kenny Smith 305 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kenny Smith 54 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kenny Smith 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kenny Smith 68 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Smith .457 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kenny Smith .448 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Smith .847 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991) 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.