John Richter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

John Richter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Richter 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Richter 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Richter 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Richter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Richter 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Richter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Richter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Richter 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Richter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Richter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Richter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 285 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Richter 312 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Richter 27 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Richter 66 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .340 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .504 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 (1960) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 (1960) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 (1960) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 35 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Richter 29 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Richter 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Richter 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .395 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .357 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 (1960) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 (1960) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 (1960) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Richter - 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.