Gar Heard vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Mitch Richmond 5

Rookie of The Year Gar Heard 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.