Bob Cousy vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Mitch Richmond 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Mitch Richmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Mitch Richmond 5

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Mitch Richmond 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Cousy 0 * Mitch Richmond 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.