Quentin Richardson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Quentin Richardson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Quentin Richardson: 2000-01 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quentin Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Quentin Richardson 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Quentin Richardson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Quentin Richardson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Quentin Richardson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Quentin Richardson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Quentin Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Quentin 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 Quentin Richardson 10.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Richardson 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Quentin Richardson 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Quentin Richardson 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Richardson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quentin Richardson 8,032 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Quentin Richardson 3,666 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Quentin Richardson 1,138 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Quentin Richardson 607 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Quentin Richardson 148 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Quentin Richardson 783 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quentin Richardson .397 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Quentin Richardson .355 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quentin Richardson .718 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quentin Richardson 17.2 (2004) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Richardson 10.0 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Quentin Richardson 2.2 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Quentin Richardson 1.2 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Richardson 0.3 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quentin Richardson 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Richardson 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Quentin Richardson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Quentin Richardson 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Richardson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quentin Richardson 269 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Quentin Richardson 136 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Quentin Richardson 37 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Quentin Richardson 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Quentin Richardson 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Quentin Richardson 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quentin Richardson .404 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Quentin Richardson .397 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Quentin Richardson .674 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quentin Richardson 11.9 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Richardson 5.1 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Quentin Richardson 1.7 (2005) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Quentin Richardson 1.6 (2010) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Richardson 0.2 (2010) 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.