Donta Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Donta Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donta Smith: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Donta Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Donta 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 Donta Smith 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Donta Smith 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Donta Smith 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Donta Smith 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Donta Smith 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donta Smith 165 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Donta Smith 66 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Donta Smith 48 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Donta Smith 31 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Donta Smith 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Donta Smith 61 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donta Smith .421 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Donta Smith .308 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donta Smith .650 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donta Smith 3.3 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Donta Smith 1.4 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Donta Smith 1.0 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donta Smith 0.6 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donta Smith 0.1 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donta Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Donta Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Donta Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Donta Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Donta Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donta Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Donta Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Donta Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Donta Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Donta Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Donta Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donta Smith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Donta Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Donta 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.