Malachi Richardson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Malachi Richardson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malachi Richardson: 2016-17 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Malachi Richardson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malachi Richardson 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Malachi Richardson 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Malachi Richardson 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Malachi Richardson 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Malachi Richardson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malachi Richardson 198 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Malachi Richardson 70 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Malachi Richardson 24 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Malachi Richardson 16 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Malachi Richardson 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Malachi Richardson 70 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malachi Richardson .358 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Malachi Richardson .301 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malachi Richardson .783 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malachi Richardson 3.6 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Malachi Richardson 1.3 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Malachi Richardson 0.5 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malachi Richardson 0.4 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malachi Richardson 0.0 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Malachi Richardson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malachi Richardson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Malachi Richardson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malachi Richardson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malachi Richardson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malachi Richardson - 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.