Carl Herrera vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Carl Herrera, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Carl Herrera played 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Carl Herrera had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Mitch Richmond had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Carl Herrera 8 5 1991-92 to 1998-99
Mitch Richmond 14 4 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1991-921988-89
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 43 13.2 4.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .568
Mitch Richmond 79 34.4 22.0 2.0 3.9 5.9 4.2 1.0 0.2 3.4 2.8 8.2 17.5 .468 0.4 1.1 .367 5.2 6.4 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 8 39.3 20.1 1.3 6.0 7.3 4.4 1.8 0.1 3.0 3.1 7.8 16.9 .459 0.4 2.0 .188 4.3 4.8 .895

Season 2

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1992-931989-90
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 81 22.2 7.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.0 5.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .710
Mitch Richmond 78 35.9 22.1 1.3 3.4 4.6 2.9 1.3 0.3 2.6 2.7 8.2 16.5 .497 0.4 1.2 .358 5.2 6.0 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 12 16.3 4.7 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 4.8 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.7 .600
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1993-941990-91
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 75 17.2 4.7 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.1 1.9 4.1 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .711
Mitch Richmond 77 39.3 23.9 1.9 4.0 5.9 3.1 1.6 0.4 3.0 2.7 9.1 18.5 .494 0.5 1.5 .348 5.1 6.0 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 16 15.5 4.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.3 1.9 3.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .813
Mitch Richmond 9 41.3 22.3 1.1 4.1 5.2 2.4 0.6 0.7 1.9 3.1 9.4 18.8 .503 0.9 2.7 .333 2.6 2.7 .958

Season 4

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1994-951991-92
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 61 21.8 6.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.4 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .624
Mitch Richmond 80 38.7 22.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 5.1 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.9 8.6 18.3 .468 1.3 3.4 .384 4.1 5.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1995-961992-93
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 44 8.9 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.2 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 .294
Mitch Richmond 45 38.4 21.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 3.0 8.2 17.4 .474 1.1 2.9 .369 4.4 5.2 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 7 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1996-971993-94
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 75 24.5 8.0 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.9 3.4 7.9 .433 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .686
Mitch Richmond 78 37.1 23.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.8 2.7 8.1 18.3 .445 1.6 4.0 .407 5.5 6.6 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1997-981994-95
Team San Antonio SpursSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 58 8.9 2.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.8 .409
Mitch Richmond 82 38.7 22.8 0.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.9 2.8 8.1 18.3 .446 1.9 5.2 .368 4.6 5.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 5 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season 1998-991995-96
Team Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera 28 11.0 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.1 2.7 .395 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .455
Mitch Richmond 81 36.4 23.1 0.7 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.5 0.2 2.7 2.9 7.5 16.9 .447 2.8 6.4 .437 5.2 6.1 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 4 36.5 21.0 0.8 3.5 4.3 3.0 0.8 0.0 3.8 2.8 6.0 13.5 .444 2.0 5.8 .348 7.0 8.8 .800

Season 9

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season -1996-97
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 81 38.6 25.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 4.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.6 8.9 19.5 .454 2.5 5.9 .428 5.6 6.6 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season -1997-98
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 70 36.7 23.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.6 2.2 7.8 17.4 .445 1.9 4.8 .389 5.8 6.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season -1998-99
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 50 38.2 19.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.4 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.4 6.6 16.1 .412 1.4 4.4 .317 5.0 5.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season -1999-00
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 74 32.4 17.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.5 1.5 0.2 2.1 2.6 6.0 14.2 .426 1.3 3.3 .386 4.0 4.6 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season -2000-01
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 37 32.9 16.2 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.0 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.3 5.5 13.6 .407 1.2 3.6 .338 3.9 4.3 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Carl Herrera Mitch Richmond
Season -2001-02
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 64 11.1 4.1 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 3.9 .405 0.3 1.0 .290 0.7 0.7 .955
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 2 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500