Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Pooh Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pooh Richardson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Pooh Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Pooh Richardson: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pooh Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Pooh Richardson 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Pooh Richardson 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Pooh Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pooh Richardson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pooh Richardson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Pooh Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Pooh Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Pooh Richardson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Pooh Richardson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pooh Richardson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pooh Richardson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Pooh Richardson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pooh Richardson 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Pooh Richardson 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Pooh Richardson 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Pooh Richardson 6.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Pooh Richardson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Pooh Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Pooh Richardson 7,083

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Pooh Richardson 1,807

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Pooh Richardson 4,180

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Pooh Richardson 817

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Pooh Richardson 111

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Pooh Richardson 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Pooh Richardson .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Pooh Richardson .329

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Pooh Richardson .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Pooh Richardson 17.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Pooh Richardson 3.7 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Pooh Richardson 9.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Pooh Richardson 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Pooh Richardson 0.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Pooh Richardson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Pooh Richardson 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Pooh Richardson 4.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Pooh Richardson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Pooh Richardson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Pooh Richardson 21

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Pooh Richardson 11

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Pooh Richardson 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Pooh Richardson 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Pooh Richardson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Pooh Richardson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Pooh Richardson .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Pooh Richardson .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Pooh Richardson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Pooh Richardson 4.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Pooh Richardson 2.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Pooh Richardson 5.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Pooh Richardson 0.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Pooh Richardson 0.0 (1997)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.