Pooh Richardson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Pooh Richardson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pooh Richardson: 1989-90 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pooh Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pooh Richardson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pooh Richardson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pooh Richardson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pooh Richardson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pooh Richardson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Pooh Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pooh 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 Pooh Richardson 11.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pooh Richardson 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pooh Richardson 6.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pooh Richardson 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pooh Richardson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pooh Richardson 7,083 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pooh Richardson 1,807 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pooh Richardson 4,180 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pooh Richardson 817 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pooh Richardson 111 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pooh Richardson 639 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pooh Richardson .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pooh Richardson .329 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pooh Richardson .652 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pooh Richardson 17.1 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pooh Richardson 3.7 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pooh Richardson 9.0 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pooh Richardson 1.6 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pooh Richardson 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pooh Richardson 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pooh Richardson 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pooh Richardson 4.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pooh Richardson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pooh Richardson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pooh Richardson 21 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pooh Richardson 11 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pooh Richardson 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pooh Richardson 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pooh Richardson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pooh Richardson 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pooh Richardson .421 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Pooh Richardson .571 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pooh Richardson 4.3 (1993) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pooh Richardson 2.8 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pooh Richardson 5.8 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pooh Richardson 0.5 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pooh Richardson 0.0 (1997) 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.