Otis Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Otis Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Otis Smith 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Otis Smith 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Otis Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Otis Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Otis Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Otis Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Otis 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 Otis Smith 10.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Otis Smith 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Otis Smith 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Otis Smith 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Smith 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Smith 3,951 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Otis Smith 1,416 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Otis Smith 690 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Otis Smith 377 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Otis Smith 188 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Otis Smith 375 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Smith .455 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Otis Smith .251 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Smith .762 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Smith 13.9 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Smith 5.2 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Otis Smith 2.3 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Otis Smith 1.3 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Smith 0.9 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Smith 4.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Otis Smith 2.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Otis Smith 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Otis Smith 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Smith 29 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Otis Smith 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Otis Smith 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Otis Smith 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Otis Smith 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Otis Smith 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Smith .367 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Otis Smith .636 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Smith 4.8 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Smith 3.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Otis Smith 1.5 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Otis Smith 0.5 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Smith 0.7 (1987) 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.