Mitch Richmond vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Mitch Richmond 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

Mitch Richmond

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Al Thornton -

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Al Thornton -