Rik Smits vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Rik Smits

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rik Smits 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rik Smits 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rik Smits 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rik Smits 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rik Smits 14.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rik Smits 12,871 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rik Smits 5,277 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rik Smits 1,215 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rik Smits 372 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rik Smits 1,111 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rik Smits 867 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rik Smits .507 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rik Smits .115 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rik Smits .773 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rik Smits 18.5 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 7.7 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 2.0 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.6 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 2.1 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rik Smits 14.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 5.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rik Smits 1,537 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rik Smits 540 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rik Smits 135 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rik Smits 51 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rik Smits 90 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rik Smits 104 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rik Smits .507 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rik Smits .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rik Smits .829 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rik Smits 22.5 (1993) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 8.0 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 2.0 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 1.4 (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.