Joakim Noah vs. Clint Richardson Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Joakim Noah played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Clint Richardson, who played 8. Joakim Noah had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Joakim Noah 13 8 2007-08 to 2019-20
Clint Richardson 8 7 1979-80 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2007-081979-80
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Joakim Noah 74 20.7 6.6 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 2.3 2.4 5.0 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .691
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 %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
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
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2008-091980-81
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Joakim Noah 80 24.2 6.7 3.1 4.5 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 2.6 4.7 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .676
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 %
Joakim Noah 7 38.7 10.1 4.0 9.1 13.1 2.3 0.9 2.1 1.1 4.4 3.7 7.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .760
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
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2009-101981-82
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Joakim Noah 64 30.1 10.7 3.4 7.6 11.0 2.1 0.5 1.6 1.8 3.1 4.1 8.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .744
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 %
Joakim Noah 5 37.6 14.8 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.6 1.8 1.4 3.0 4.0 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947
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
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2010-111982-83
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Joakim Noah 48 32.8 11.7 3.8 6.6 10.4 2.2 1.0 1.5 1.9 3.3 4.4 8.4 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .739
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 %
Joakim Noah 16 33.1 8.7 4.3 5.9 10.2 2.5 1.0 2.1 1.2 3.9 3.2 7.8 .411 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .725
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
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2011-121983-84
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Joakim Noah 64 30.4 10.2 3.8 6.0 9.8 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.4 2.5 3.9 7.7 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .748
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 %
Joakim Noah 3 33.0 15.0 3.0 6.3 9.3 3.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 6.3 8.7 .731 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.7 .636
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
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2012-131984-85
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Joakim Noah 66 36.8 11.9 3.9 7.2 11.1 4.0 1.2 2.1 2.7 2.8 4.6 9.5 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.6 .751
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 %
Joakim Noah 12 34.1 10.8 4.3 5.3 9.6 2.3 0.8 2.2 2.0 3.6 4.3 9.9 .437 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .641
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

Season 7
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2013-141985-86
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 80 35.3 12.6 3.5 7.7 11.3 5.4 1.2 1.5 2.4 3.1 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.2 .737
Clint Richardson 82 27.1 9.7 0.8 2.2 3.1 4.5 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.9 4.1 9.0 .455 0.0 0.1 .111 1.5 1.8 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 5 42.0 10.4 3.0 9.8 12.8 4.6 1.0 1.4 3.8 3.8 4.2 8.2 .512 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.4 .588
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2014-151986-87
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Joakim Noah 67 30.6 7.2 3.3 6.4 9.6 4.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 3.0 2.8 6.4 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.6 .603
Clint Richardson 78 17.9 6.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.4 2.8 6.0 .467 0.1 0.2 .353 0.8 0.9 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 12 32.9 5.8 3.8 7.3 11.0 3.2 0.8 1.2 1.7 3.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.7 .350
Clint Richardson 4 18.3 4.0 0.8 1.8 2.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.8 3.0 .583 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 9
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2015-16-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 29 21.9 4.3 3.0 5.8 8.8 3.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.7 1.8 4.6 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .489
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2016-17-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 46 22.1 5.0 3.5 5.2 8.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.8 2.2 4.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.7 .436
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2017-18-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 7 5.7 1.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2018-19-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 42 16.5 7.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.3 2.6 5.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .716
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah ------- --- ----------
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Joakim Noah Clint Richardson
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 5 10.0 2.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.8 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joakim Noah 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Clint Richardson ------- --- ----------
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