Larry Bird vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mitch Richmond 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mitch Richmond 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mitch Richmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mitch Richmond 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mitch Richmond 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)