Sam Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Sam Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Smith: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam 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 Sam Smith 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Smith 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Smith 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Smith 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Smith 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Smith 315 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Smith 63 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Smith 58 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Smith 33 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Smith 14 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Smith 46 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Smith .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Smith .229 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Smith .862 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Smith 8.6 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Smith 1.8 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Smith 1.4 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Smith 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Smith 0.4 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Smith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Smith - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Smith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Smith - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Smith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Sam Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Sam 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. 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.