John Richter vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson and John Richter 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

John Richter

vs.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Richter 1 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons John Richter 1 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played John Richter 1 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games John Richter 0 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Richter 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team John Richter 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Richter 0 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team John Richter 0 * David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Richter 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year John Richter 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader John Richter 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader John Richter 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader John Richter 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year John Richter 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 285 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds John Richter 312 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists John Richter 27 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 2,954

Total Games John Richter 66 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .340 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .504 David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 (1960) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 (1960) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 (1960) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 35 David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds John Richter 29 David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists John Richter 2 David Robinson 280

Total Steals John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 151

Total Blocks John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 312

Total Games John Richter 8 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .395 David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .357 David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 (1960) David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 (1960) David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 (1960) David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

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.