Clint Richardson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Clint Richardson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clint Richardson: 1979-80 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clint Richardson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Clint Richardson 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Clint Richardson 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Clint Richardson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Clint Richardson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Clint Richardson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Clint Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Clint 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 Clint Richardson 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Clint Richardson 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Clint Richardson 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Clint Richardson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Richardson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Richardson 4,084 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Clint Richardson 1,378 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Clint Richardson 1,461 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Clint Richardson 360 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Clint Richardson 105 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Clint Richardson 586 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Richardson .463 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Clint Richardson .244 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Richardson .770 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Richardson 9.7 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Richardson 3.2 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Clint Richardson 4.5 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clint Richardson 0.9 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Richardson 0.3 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Richardson 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Clint Richardson 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Clint Richardson 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Clint Richardson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Richardson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Richardson 418 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Clint Richardson 193 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Clint Richardson 120 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Clint Richardson 48 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Clint Richardson 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Clint Richardson 72 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Richardson .499 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Clint Richardson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Richardson .689 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Richardson 8.8 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Richardson 3.3 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Clint Richardson 2.1 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clint Richardson 1.2 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Richardson 0.2 (1982) 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.