Tony Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tony Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Smith: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tony Smith 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tony Smith 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tony Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tony Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tony Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tony Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tony 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 Tony Smith 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Smith 2,504 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tony Smith 735 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tony Smith 881 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tony Smith 319 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tony Smith 79 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tony Smith 457 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Smith .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tony Smith .307 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Smith .690 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Smith 8.8 (1994) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 2.7 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 2.6 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 1.2 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.3 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Smith 3.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Smith 87 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tony Smith 21 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tony Smith 22 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tony Smith 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tony Smith 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tony Smith 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Smith .420 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tony Smith .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Smith .556 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Smith 7.3 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Smith 1.6 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tony Smith 2.7 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tony Smith 1.3 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tony Smith 0.2 (1993) 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.