Karl Malone vs. Pooh Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pooh 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.

Pooh Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Pooh Richardson: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Pooh Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Pooh Richardson 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Pooh Richardson 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Pooh Richardson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Pooh Richardson 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Pooh Richardson 0

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Pooh Richardson 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Pooh Richardson 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Pooh Richardson 6.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Pooh Richardson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Pooh Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Pooh Richardson 7,083

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Pooh Richardson 1,807

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Pooh Richardson 4,180

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Pooh Richardson 817

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Pooh Richardson 111

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Pooh Richardson 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Pooh Richardson .444

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Pooh Richardson .329

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Pooh Richardson .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Pooh Richardson 17.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Pooh Richardson 3.7 (1992)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Pooh Richardson 9.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Pooh Richardson 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Pooh Richardson 0.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Pooh Richardson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Pooh Richardson 1.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Pooh Richardson 4.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Pooh Richardson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Pooh Richardson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Pooh Richardson 21

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Pooh Richardson 11

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Pooh Richardson 26

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Pooh Richardson 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Pooh Richardson 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Pooh Richardson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Pooh Richardson .421

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Pooh Richardson .500

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Pooh Richardson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Pooh Richardson 4.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Pooh Richardson 2.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Pooh Richardson 5.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Pooh Richardson 0.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Pooh Richardson 0.0 (1997)