Alen Smailagic vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Alen Smailagic

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alen Smailagic: 2019-20 to 2020-21
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alen Smailagic 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alen Smailagic 87 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alen Smailagic 43 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alen Smailagic 17 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alen Smailagic 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alen Smailagic 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alen Smailagic 29 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alen Smailagic .463 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alen Smailagic .304 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alen Smailagic .720 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic 4.2 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic 1.9 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.9 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.2 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alen Smailagic 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alen Smailagic - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alen Smailagic - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alen Smailagic - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alen Smailagic - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alen Smailagic - 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.