Jalen Duren vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Jalen Duren, 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

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.

Jalen Duren played 4 years in the NBA, 10 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 achievements, 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
Jalen Duren 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26
Mitch Richmond 14 4 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Duren Mitch Richmond
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+12+9.5+12.9+1.4+1.6+3.0+3.1+0.3+0.7-2.0-0.1+4.3+11.6+.180+0.4+1.1+3.8+4.1+.199
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mitch Richmond
Season 2023-241989-90
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
difference:+17+6.8+8.3+1.8+5.1+7.0+0.5+0.8+0.5-0.5-0.4+2.5+7.3+.122+0.4+1.1+.358+2.9+3.0+.076
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
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Mitch Richmond played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jalen Duren Mitch Richmond
Season 2024-251990-91
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
difference:+1+13.2+12.1+1.7+2.8+4.4+0.4+0.9+0.7-1.3-0.5+4.3+11.5+.198+0.5+1.5+3.0+2.9+.178
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826
difference:+3+7.5+10.5+3.2+2.2+5.5+1.1+0.3+1.0-0.2-1.2+5.1+12.1+.147+0.9+2.7+0.6+1.1+.132
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

Jalen Duren Mitch Richmond
Season 2025-261991-92
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 11 29.0 19.4 4.5 7.5 12.0 1.6 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 7.0 10.8 .647 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 6.6 .808
difference:+69+9.7+3.1+3.7+4.3+8.0+3.5+0.1+0.8-0.6-0.5+1.6+7.5+.179+1.3+3.4+1.3+1.5+.005
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
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Mitch Richmond played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Mitch Richmond played 10 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1993 to 2002—Mitch Richmond played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Jalen Duren, Mitch Richmond got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP