Garfield Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Garfield Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garfield Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Garfield Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Garfield Smith 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Garfield Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Garfield Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Garfield Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Garfield Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Garfield 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 Garfield Smith 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garfield Smith 168 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Garfield Smith 132 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Garfield Smith 17 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Garfield Smith 63 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garfield Smith .385 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Garfield Smith .322 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 0.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garfield Smith 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Garfield Smith 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Garfield Smith 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Garfield Smith 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garfield Smith .200 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Garfield Smith .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garfield Smith - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.