Karl Malone vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mitch Richmond 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mitch Richmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mitch Richmond 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mitch Richmond 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mitch Richmond 0

Rookie of The Year Karl Malone 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)