George Mikan vs. Clint Richardson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clint Richardson and George Mikan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

George Mikan played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Clint Richardson, who played 8. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Clint Richardson had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	George Mikan	Clint Richardson
Season	1948-49	1979-80
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	60	-	28.3	-	-	-	3.6	-	-	-	4.3	9.7	23.4	.416	-	-	-	8.9	11.5	.772
Clint Richardson	52	19.0	6.7	1.1	1.3	2.4	2.1	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.9	3.1	6.7	.457	0.0	0.1	.333	0.5	0.9	.622
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802
Clint Richardson	3	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Season 2
	George Mikan	Clint Richardson
Season	1949-50	1980-81
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	68	-	27.4	-	-	-	2.9	-	-	-	4.4	9.5	23.5	.407	-	-	-	8.3	10.7	.779
Clint Richardson	77	17.1	7.0	1.1	1.2	2.3	2.0	0.5	0.1	1.4	1.3	2.9	6.0	.489	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.4	.778
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788
Clint Richardson	13	13.9	3.8	0.7	0.9	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.5	2.9	.526	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.529

Season 3
	George Mikan	Clint Richardson
Season	1950-51	1981-82
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	68	-	28.4	-	-	14.1	3.1	-	-	-	4.5	10.0	23.3	.428	-	-	-	8.5	10.5	.803
Clint Richardson	77	13.5	4.6	0.7	0.8	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	1.0	1.4	1.8	4.0	.452	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.9	1.1	.784
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800
Clint Richardson	21	19.8	5.3	1.4	1.9	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.2	1.0	2.3	2.2	5.0	.452	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.4	.567

Season 4
	George Mikan	Clint Richardson
Season	1951-52	1982-83
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	64	40.2	23.8	-	-	13.5	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	8.5	22.1	.385	-	-	-	6.8	8.7	.780
Clint Richardson	77	22.8	7.6	1.3	1.9	3.2	2.2	0.9	0.2	1.3	2.1	3.4	7.3	.463	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.4	.640
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	13	42.5	23.6	-	-	15.9	2.8	-	-	-	4.8	7.6	20.1	.379	-	-	-	8.4	10.6	.790
Clint Richardson	13	24.5	6.8	1.1	1.9	3.0	1.8	1.2	0.2	1.1	2.8	2.8	6.4	.446	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.3	.824

Season 5
	George Mikan	Clint Richardson
Season	1952-53	1983-84
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	70	37.9	20.6	-	-	14.4	2.9	-	-	-	4.1	7.1	17.9	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.780
Clint Richardson	69	22.8	7.6	0.9	1.5	2.4	2.2	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.1	3.2	6.9	.467	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	1.5	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	12	38.6	19.8	-	-	15.4	1.9	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	6.8	9.3	.732
Clint Richardson	5	23.0	7.4	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.8	3.4	2.6	4.6	.565	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.4	.917

Season 6
	George Mikan	Clint Richardson
Season	1953-54	1984-85
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	72	32.8	18.1	-	-	14.3	2.4	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	16.1	.380	-	-	-	5.9	7.6	.777
Clint Richardson	74	20.7	6.0	0.8	1.3	2.1	2.1	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.9	2.5	5.5	.453	0.0	0.0	.333	1.0	1.2	.854
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	13	32.6	19.4	-	-	13.2	1.9	-	-	-	4.3	6.7	14.6	.458	-	-	-	6.0	7.4	.813
Clint Richardson	13	21.6	8.8	1.1	1.8	2.9	2.1	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.8	4.1	7.2	.564	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.8	.900

Note: George Mikan didn't play in 1954-55.