Mitch Richmond vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale 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.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.