Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Norm Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Richardson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Norm Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Norm Richardson: 2001-02 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norm Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Norm Richardson 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Norm Richardson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Norm Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norm Richardson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norm Richardson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Norm Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Norm Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Norm Richardson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Norm Richardson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norm Richardson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norm Richardson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Norm Richardson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norm Richardson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Norm Richardson 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Norm Richardson 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Norm Richardson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Norm Richardson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Norm Richardson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Norm Richardson 30

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Norm Richardson 8

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Norm Richardson 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Norm Richardson 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Norm Richardson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Norm Richardson 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Norm Richardson .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Norm Richardson .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Norm Richardson .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Norm Richardson 2.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Norm Richardson 0.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Norm Richardson 0.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Norm Richardson 0.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Norm Richardson 0.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Norm Richardson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Norm Richardson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Norm Richardson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Norm Richardson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Norm Richardson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Norm Richardson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Norm Richardson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Norm Richardson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Norm Richardson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Norm Richardson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Norm Richardson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Norm Richardson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Norm Richardson -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Norm Richardson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Norm Richardson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Norm Richardson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Norm Richardson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Norm Richardson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Norm Richardson -

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.