Josh Richardson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Josh Richardson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Richardson: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Josh Richardson 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Josh Richardson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Josh Richardson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Josh Richardson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Josh Richardson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Josh Richardson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Josh 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 Josh Richardson 11.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Richardson 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Josh Richardson 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Josh Richardson 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Richardson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Richardson 6,349 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Josh Richardson 1,673 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Josh Richardson 1,451 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Josh Richardson 558 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Josh Richardson 296 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Josh Richardson 546 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Richardson .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Josh Richardson .364 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Richardson .846 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Richardson 16.6 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Richardson 3.6 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Josh Richardson 4.1 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Richardson 1.5 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Richardson 0.9 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Richardson 7.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Richardson 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Josh Richardson 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Josh Richardson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Richardson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Richardson 236 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Josh Richardson 91 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Josh Richardson 54 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Josh Richardson 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Josh Richardson 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Josh Richardson 30 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Richardson .371 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Josh Richardson .350 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Richardson .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Richardson 16.8 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Richardson 3.8 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Josh Richardson 3.3 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Richardson 2.2 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Richardson 1.0 (2018) 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.