Mitch Richmond vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Wayne Yates 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Wayne Yates - 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.