Clinton Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Clinton Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clinton Smith: 1986-87 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Clinton Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Clinton 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 Clinton Smith 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Clinton Smith 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Clinton Smith 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Clinton Smith 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clinton Smith 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clinton Smith 134 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Clinton Smith 60 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Clinton Smith 49 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Clinton Smith 14 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Clinton Smith 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Clinton Smith 46 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clinton Smith .430 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Clinton Smith .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clinton Smith 3.1 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Clinton Smith 1.4 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Clinton Smith 1.1 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clinton Smith 0.3 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clinton Smith 0.0 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clinton Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Clinton Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Clinton Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Clinton Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Clinton Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Clinton Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clinton Smith - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Clinton Smith - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clinton Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clinton Smith - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clinton Smith - 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.