Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Malachi Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Malachi 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.

Malachi Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Malachi Richardson: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Malachi Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Malachi Richardson 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Malachi Richardson 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Malachi Richardson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Malachi Richardson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Malachi Richardson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Malachi Richardson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Malachi Richardson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Malachi 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 Malachi Richardson 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Malachi Richardson 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Malachi Richardson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Malachi Richardson 0.2

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Malachi Richardson 198

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Malachi Richardson 70

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Malachi Richardson 24

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Malachi Richardson 16

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Malachi Richardson 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Malachi Richardson 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Malachi Richardson .358

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Malachi Richardson .301

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Malachi Richardson .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Malachi Richardson 3.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Malachi Richardson 1.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Malachi Richardson 0.5 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Malachi Richardson 0.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Malachi Richardson 0.0 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Malachi Richardson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Malachi Richardson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Malachi Richardson -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Malachi Richardson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Malachi Richardson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Malachi Richardson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Malachi Richardson 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Malachi 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.