Norm Richardson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Norm Richardson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Richardson: 2001-02 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Norm Richardson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Norm 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 Norm Richardson 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Richardson 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Norm Richardson 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Norm Richardson 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Richardson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Richardson 30 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Norm Richardson 8 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Norm Richardson 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Norm Richardson 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Richardson .385 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Norm Richardson .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Richardson .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Richardson 2.7 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Richardson 0.7 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Norm Richardson 0.2 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Richardson 0.0 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Richardson 0.0 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Richardson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Norm Richardson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Norm Richardson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Norm Richardson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Richardson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Richardson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Norm Richardson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Norm Richardson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Norm Richardson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Norm Richardson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Norm Richardson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Richardson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Norm Richardson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Norm 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.