William Smith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

William Smith

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Smith: 1971-72 to 1972-73
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Smith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons William Smith 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played William Smith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games William Smith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP William Smith 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team William Smith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader William Smith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader William 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 William Smith 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game William Smith 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game William Smith 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points William Smith 205 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds William Smith 143 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists William Smith 20 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games William Smith 30 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Smith .431 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage William Smith .597 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Smith 8.3 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game William Smith 6.1 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game William Smith 0.9 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Smith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game William Smith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game William Smith - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points William Smith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds William Smith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists William Smith - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games William Smith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Smith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage William Smith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game William 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.