Karl Malone vs. Norm Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Richardson and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Norm Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Norm Richardson: 2001-02 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Norm Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Norm Richardson 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Norm Richardson 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Norm Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Norm Richardson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Norm Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Norm Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Norm Richardson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Norm Richardson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Norm Richardson 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Norm Richardson 0.7

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Norm Richardson 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Norm Richardson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Norm Richardson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Norm Richardson 30

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Norm Richardson 8

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Norm Richardson 2

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Norm Richardson 0

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Norm Richardson 0

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Norm Richardson 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Norm Richardson .385

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Norm Richardson .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Norm Richardson .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Norm Richardson 2.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Norm Richardson 0.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Norm Richardson 0.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Norm Richardson 0.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Norm Richardson 0.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Norm Richardson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Norm Richardson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Norm Richardson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Norm Richardson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Norm Richardson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Norm Richardson -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Norm Richardson -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Norm Richardson -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Norm Richardson -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Norm Richardson -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Norm Richardson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Norm Richardson -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Norm Richardson -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Norm Richardson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Norm Richardson -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Norm Richardson -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Norm Richardson -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Norm Richardson -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Norm Richardson -