Mitch Richmond vs. Don Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Smith 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.

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Don Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Don Smith 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Don Smith 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Don Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Don Smith 6

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Don Smith 2

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Don Smith .154

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Don Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Don Smith -

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Don Smith -

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Don Smith -

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Don Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Don Smith -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Don Smith - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.