Derek Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Derek Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derek Smith: 1982-83 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derek Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Derek Smith 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Derek Smith 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Derek Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derek Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derek Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Derek Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Derek 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 Derek Smith 12.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Derek Smith 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Derek Smith 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Derek Smith 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Derek Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derek Smith 5,232 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Derek Smith 1,300 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Derek Smith 866 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Derek Smith 265 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Derek Smith 175 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Derek Smith 408 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derek Smith .499 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Derek Smith .294 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derek Smith .753 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derek Smith 23.5 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Derek Smith 5.3 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Derek Smith 3.9 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derek Smith 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derek Smith 1.2 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derek Smith 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Derek Smith 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Derek Smith 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Derek Smith 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Derek Smith 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derek Smith 59 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Derek Smith 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Derek Smith 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Derek Smith 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Derek Smith 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Derek Smith 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derek Smith .535 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Derek Smith .722 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derek Smith 11.0 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Derek Smith 2.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derek Smith 1.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derek Smith 1.0 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derek Smith 0.1 (1991) 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.