Mitch Richmond vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.