Don Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Don Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Smith: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Smith 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Don Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don 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 Don Smith 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Smith 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Smith 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Smith 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Smith 283 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Smith 30 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Smith 47 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Smith 20 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Smith 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Smith 54 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Smith .408 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Smith 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Smith 5.2 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith 0.6 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Smith 0.9 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Smith 0.4 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Smith 0.1 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Smith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Don 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.