Josh Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Josh Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Smith: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Josh Smith 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Josh Smith 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Josh Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Josh Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Josh Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Smith 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Josh Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Josh 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 Josh Smith 14.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Smith 7.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Josh Smith 3.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Josh Smith 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Smith 1.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Smith 12,996 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Josh Smith 6,653 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Josh Smith 2,789 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Josh Smith 1,083 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Josh Smith 1,713 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Josh Smith 894 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Smith .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Josh Smith .285 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Smith .632 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Smith 18.8 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Smith 9.6 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Josh Smith 4.2 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Smith 1.6 (2010) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Smith 2.9 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Smith 14.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Smith 7.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Josh Smith 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Josh Smith 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Smith 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Smith 1,065 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Josh Smith 539 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Josh Smith 203 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Josh Smith 74 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Josh Smith 107 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Josh Smith 73 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Smith .426 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Josh Smith .277 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Smith .627 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Smith 17.1 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Smith 13.6 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Josh Smith 4.8 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Smith 1.8 (2013) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Smith 2.9 (2008) 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.