Don Chaney vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Don Chaney, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Don Chaney played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Don Chaney had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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 |
Don Chaney |
11 |
6 |
1968-69 to 1979-80 |
Mitch Richmond |
14 |
4 |
1988-89 to 2001-02 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
20 |
10.5 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.8 |
5.7 |
.319 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.400 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
7 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.167 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.750 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
63 |
13.3 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
2.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.359 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.752 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
81 |
28.3 |
11.5 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.3 |
9.5 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.748 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
79 |
28.8 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.773 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
11 |
24.6 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.7 |
7.4 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.750 |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
79 |
31.5 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.2 |
10.9 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.787 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
12 |
24.0 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.3 |
6.8 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.706 |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
81 |
27.9 |
10.4 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.828 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
18 |
30.3 |
9.5 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
- |
3.6 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.820 |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
82 |
26.9 |
9.5 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.806 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
11 |
26.7 |
10.8 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
- |
4.2 |
4.4 |
9.5 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.793 |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Don Chaney didn't play in 1975-76.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
81 |
29.7 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
- |
2.8 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.745 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
11 |
37.5 |
8.0 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
- |
2.9 |
3.3 |
8.7 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.727 |
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 |
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Season 9 |
|
Don Chaney |
Mitch Richmond |
Season |
1977-78 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
51 |
16.4 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.387 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.844 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
65 |
16.5 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.420 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.857 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
60 |
8.7 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.354 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.762 |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mitch Richmond |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Don Chaney |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |