Michael Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Michael Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Smith: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Michael Smith 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Michael Smith 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Michael Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Michael Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Michael Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Michael 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 Michael Smith 5.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Smith 7.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Michael Smith 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Michael Smith 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Smith 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Smith 2,527 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Michael Smith 3,193 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Michael Smith 661 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Michael Smith 361 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Michael Smith 248 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Michael Smith 449 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Smith .538 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Michael Smith .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Smith .529 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Smith 6.9 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Smith 9.5 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Michael Smith 2.4 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Smith 1.0 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Smith 0.7 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Smith 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Smith 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Michael Smith 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Michael Smith 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Smith 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Smith 19 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Michael Smith 22 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Michael Smith 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Michael Smith 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Smith 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Michael Smith 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Smith .583 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Smith .455 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Smith 4.8 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Smith 5.5 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Smith 2.0 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Smith 0.3 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Smith 0.5 (1996) 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.