Karl Malone vs. John Richter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Richter and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

John Richter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 John Richter 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 John Richter 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 John Richter 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 John Richter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 John Richter 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 John Richter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 John Richter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 John Richter 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 John Richter 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 John Richter 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 John Richter 4.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 John Richter 0.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 John Richter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 John Richter 285

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 John Richter 312

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 John Richter 27

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 John Richter - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 John Richter - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 John Richter 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 John Richter .340

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 John Richter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 John Richter .504

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) John Richter 4.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) John Richter 4.7 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) John Richter 0.4 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) John Richter - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 John Richter 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 John Richter 3.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 John Richter 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 John Richter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 John Richter 35

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 John Richter 29

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 John Richter 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 John Richter - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 John Richter - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 John Richter 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 John Richter .395

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 John Richter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 John Richter .357

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) John Richter 4.4 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) John Richter 3.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) John Richter 0.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) John Richter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) John Richter - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.