Charles Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Charles Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Smith: 1988-89 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Charles Smith 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Charles Smith 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Charles Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Charles Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Charles Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Charles Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Charles 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 Charles Smith 14.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles Smith 5.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Charles Smith 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Charles Smith 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Smith 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Smith 8,107 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Charles Smith 3,246 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Charles Smith 798 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Charles Smith 462 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Charles Smith 789 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Charles Smith 564 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Smith .475 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Charles Smith .194 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Smith .774 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Smith 21.1 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Smith 8.2 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Charles Smith 1.8 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles Smith 1.1 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Smith 2.0 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Smith 9.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Charles Smith 4.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Charles Smith 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Charles Smith 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Smith 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Smith 616 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Charles Smith 262 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Charles Smith 77 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Charles Smith 45 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Charles Smith 77 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Charles Smith 66 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Smith .481 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Charles Smith .705 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Smith 11.6 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Smith 5.6 (1992) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charles Smith 1.8 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles Smith 1.2 (1995) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Smith 2.4 (1992) 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.