Robert Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Robert Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Smith: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Robert Smith 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Robert Smith 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Robert Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Robert Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Robert Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Robert Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Robert 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 Robert Smith 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Smith 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Robert Smith 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Robert Smith 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Smith 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Smith 1,135 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Robert Smith 288 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Robert Smith 401 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Robert Smith 119 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Robert Smith 21 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Robert Smith 229 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Smith .435 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Robert Smith .877 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Smith 8.0 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Smith 3.0 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Robert Smith 3.0 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Robert Smith 0.7 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Smith 0.2 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Smith 3.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Robert Smith 0.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Robert Smith 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Robert Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Smith 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Smith 80 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Robert Smith 23 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Robert Smith 39 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Robert Smith 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Robert Smith 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Robert Smith 26 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Smith .456 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Robert Smith .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Smith .842 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Smith 4.8 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Smith 1.2 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Robert Smith 2.0 (1982) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Robert Smith 0.7 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Smith 0.0 (1983) 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.