John Paxson vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 0 Mitch Richmond 5

Rookie of The Year John Paxson 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games John Paxson 772 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games John Paxson 119 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)