Nick Richards vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Nick Richards

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Richards: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Richards 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Richards 6.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Richards 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Richards 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Richards 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Richards 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Richards 1,349 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Richards 1,052 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Richards 107 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Richards 46 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Richards 166 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Richards 200 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Richards .661 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Richards .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Richards .736 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Richards 9.7 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Richards 8.0 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Richards 0.8 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Richards 0.4 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Richards 1.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Richards - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Richards - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Richards - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Richards - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Richards - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Richards 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Richards - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Richards - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Richards - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Richards - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Richards - 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.