Mitch Richmond vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Bennie Swain 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Bennie Swain 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Bennie Swain - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.