Mitch Richmond vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)