Phil Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Phil Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Smith 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Phil Smith 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Phil Smith 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Phil Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Phil Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Phil Smith 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Smith 1 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Smith 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Phil Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Phil 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 Phil Smith 15.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Smith 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Phil Smith 3.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Phil Smith 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Smith 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Smith 9,924 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Phil Smith 1,978 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Phil Smith 2,561 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Phil Smith 734 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Phil Smith 165 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Phil Smith 659 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Smith .476 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Phil Smith .253 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Smith .779 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Smith 20.0 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Smith 4.6 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Phil Smith 4.9 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Smith 1.7 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Smith 0.4 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Smith 12.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Phil Smith 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Phil Smith 2.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Phil Smith 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Smith 588 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Phil Smith 150 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Phil Smith 143 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Phil Smith 49 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Phil Smith 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Phil Smith 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Smith .453 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Phil Smith .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Smith .719 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Smith 24.0 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Smith 5.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Phil Smith 4.6 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Smith 1.6 (1976) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Smith 0.5 (1976) 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. 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.