Mel Counts vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Mitch Richmond 5

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.