Mitch Richmond vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.