Butch Beard vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Mitch Richmond 5

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)

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.