Jason Kidd vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Jason Kidd, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Jason Kidd played 19 years in the NBA, 5 more than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Jason Kidd had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Jason Kidd 19 17 1994-95 to 2012-13
Mitch Richmond 14 4 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 1994-951988-89
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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%
Jason Kidd 79 33.8 11.7 1.9 3.5 5.4 7.7 1.9 0.3 3.2 1.8 4.2 10.8 .385 0.9 3.3 .272 2.4 3.5 .698
difference:+0.6+10.3+0.1+0.4+0.5+3.5+0.9+0.1-0.2-1.0+4.0+6.7+.083+0.5+2.2+.095+2.8+2.9+.112
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%
Jason Kidd 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

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 1995-961989-90
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Jason Kidd 81 37.5 16.6 2.5 4.3 6.8 9.7 2.2 0.3 4.0 1.9 6.1 16.0 .381 1.6 4.9 .336 2.8 4.1 .692
difference:+3+1.6+5.5+1.2+0.9+2.2+6.8+0.9-1.4-0.8+2.1+0.5+.116+1.2+3.7+.022+2.4+1.9+.174
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 Jason Kidd nor Mitch Richmond played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 1996-971990-91
Team Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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%
Jason Kidd 55 35.7 10.9 1.2 3.4 4.5 9.0 2.3 0.4 2.6 2.1 3.9 9.6 .403 1.1 3.0 .370 2.0 3.0 .679
difference:+22+3.6+13.0+0.7+0.6+1.4+5.9+0.7-0.4-0.6+5.2+8.9+.091+0.6+1.5+.022+3.1+3.0+.168
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%
Jason Kidd 5 41.6 12.0 0.8 5.2 6.0 9.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.2 4.2 10.6 .396 1.6 4.4 .364 2.0 3.8 .526
difference:+4+0.3+10.3+0.3+1.1+0.8+7.4+1.6+0.3-0.7-0.9+5.2+8.2+.107+0.7+1.7+.031+0.6+1.1+.432
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

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 1997-981991-92
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jason Kidd 82 38.0 11.6 1.3 4.9 6.2 9.1 2.0 0.3 3.2 1.7 4.4 10.5 .416 0.9 2.8 .313 2.0 2.5 .799
difference:+2+0.7+10.9+0.5+1.7+2.2+4.0+0.8+0.1-0.1-1.2+4.2+7.8+.052+0.4+0.6+.071+2.1+2.6+.014
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 4 42.8 14.3 1.3 4.5 5.8 7.8 4.0 0.5 3.0 3.3 5.5 14.5 .379 0.0 1.8 .000 3.3 4.0 .813
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 1998-991992-93
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 50 41.2 16.9 1.7 5.0 6.8 10.8 2.3 0.4 3.0 2.2 6.2 14.0 .444 0.9 2.5 .366 3.6 4.8 .757
difference:+5+2.8+5.0+1.3+2.0+3.4+5.9+1.1+0.2-0.1-0.8+2.0+3.4+.030+0.2+0.4+.003+0.8+0.4+.088
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 3 42.0 15.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 10.3 1.7 0.3 3.0 4.0 6.0 14.3 .419 1.3 5.3 .250 1.7 2.3 .714
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 1999-001993-94
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 67 39.0 14.3 1.4 5.8 7.2 10.1 2.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 5.2 12.8 .409 0.8 2.5 .337 3.0 3.7 .829
difference:+11+1.9+9.1+0.5+3.0+3.5+6.1+0.7+0.2-0.6-0.5+2.9+5.5+.036+0.8+1.5+.070+2.5+2.9+.005
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 6 38.0 9.8 1.3 5.3 6.7 8.8 1.8 0.2 3.8 2.3 3.7 9.2 .400 1.3 3.7 .364 1.2 1.5 .778
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2000-011994-95
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 77 39.8 16.9 1.2 5.2 6.4 9.8 2.2 0.3 3.7 2.2 5.9 14.2 .411 0.9 3.0 .297 4.3 5.2 .814
difference:+5+1.1+5.9+0.4+1.7+2.0+6.0+1.1+0.1-0.8-0.6+2.2+4.1+.035+1.0+2.2+.071+0.3+0.2+.029
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 4 41.5 14.3 2.3 3.8 6.0 13.3 2.0 0.0 3.0 3.3 5.5 17.3 .319 1.0 4.3 .235 2.3 3.0 .750
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2001-021995-96
Team New Jersey NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 82 37.3 14.7 1.6 5.7 7.3 9.9 2.1 0.2 3.5 1.7 5.4 13.9 .391 1.4 4.4 .321 2.5 3.0 .814
difference:+1+0.9+8.4+0.9+3.0+4.0+6.8+0.6-0.8-1.2+2.1+3.0+.056+1.4+2.0+.116+2.7+3.1+.052
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 20 40.3 19.6 2.1 6.1 8.2 9.1 1.7 0.4 3.4 2.0 7.4 17.7 .415 0.9 4.5 .189 4.0 5.0 .808
difference:+16+3.8+1.4+1.3+2.6+3.9+6.1+0.9+0.4-0.4-0.8+1.4+4.2+.029+1.1+1.3+.159+3.0+3.8+.008
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

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2002-031996-97
Team New Jersey NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 37.4 18.7 1.4 4.9 6.3 8.9 2.2 0.3 3.7 1.6 6.4 15.6 .414 1.6 4.6 .341 4.2 5.0 .841
difference:+1+1.2+7.2+0.7+1.7+2.4+4.7+0.7-0.8-1.0+2.5+3.9+.040+0.9+1.3+.087+1.4+1.6+.020
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 20 42.6 20.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 8.2 1.8 0.2 4.0 2.3 6.9 17.1 .402 1.7 5.2 .327 4.7 5.7 .825
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2003-041997-98
Team New Jersey NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 67 36.6 15.5 1.3 5.1 6.4 9.2 1.8 0.2 3.2 1.6 5.5 14.3 .384 1.4 4.4 .321 3.1 3.7 .827
difference:+3+0.1+7.7+0.6+2.5+3.1+5.2+0.5-0.6-0.6+2.3+3.1+.061+0.5+0.4+.068+2.7+3.0+.037
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 11 43.4 12.6 1.5 5.2 6.6 9.0 2.3 0.5 3.9 1.4 3.9 11.7 .333 0.9 4.4 .208 3.9 4.8 .811
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2004-051998-99
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 66 36.9 14.4 1.4 6.0 7.4 8.3 1.9 0.1 2.5 1.7 5.2 13.0 .398 2.0 5.4 .360 2.2 2.9 .740
difference:+16+1.3+5.3+0.8+3.2+4.0+5.9+0.6+0.1-0.2-0.7+1.4+3.1+.014+0.6+1.0+.043+2.8+3.0+.117
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 4 45.5 17.3 2.5 6.5 9.0 7.3 2.5 0.0 2.3 4.0 6.5 16.8 .388 2.8 7.5 .367 1.5 2.8 .545
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2005-061999-00
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 37.2 13.3 1.1 6.2 7.3 8.4 1.9 0.4 2.4 2.0 4.6 11.3 .404 1.7 4.9 .352 2.4 3.1 .795
difference:+6+4.8+4.1+0.6+3.8+4.4+5.9+0.4+0.2-0.3-0.6+1.4+2.9+.022+0.4+1.6+.034+1.6+1.5+.081
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 11 40.9 12.0 2.0 5.6 7.6 9.6 1.5 0.2 2.2 2.8 4.5 12.0 .371 1.4 4.5 .300 1.7 2.1 .826
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2006-072000-01
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 36.7 13.0 1.7 6.5 8.2 9.2 1.6 0.3 2.7 1.8 4.6 11.4 .406 1.6 4.5 .343 2.2 2.9 .778
difference:+43+3.8+3.2+1.3+4.0+5.3+6.2+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.5+0.9+2.2+.001+0.4+0.9+.005+1.7+1.4+.116
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 12 40.3 14.6 1.9 9.0 10.9 10.9 1.8 0.4 3.4 2.6 5.3 12.3 .432 2.8 6.8 .420 1.1 2.1 .520
Mitch Richmond DNP------ --- ----------

Season 14

Jason Kidd Mitch Richmond
Season 2007-082001-02
Team New Jersey Nets, Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 36.3 10.8 1.2 6.3 7.5 10.1 1.7 0.3 3.3 2.1 3.8 9.9 .385 1.5 3.9 .381 1.7 2.1 .818
difference:+16+25.2+6.7+1.0+5.0+6.0+9.2+1.4+0.2-2.7-1.1+2.2+6.0+.020+1.2+2.9+.091+1.0+1.4+.137
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 5 36.0 8.6 1.6 4.8 6.4 6.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 2.4 3.2 7.6 .421 1.2 2.6 .462 1.0 1.6 .625
difference:+3+33.5+7.1+1.6+4.3+5.9+6.8+1.4+0.4-1.3-2.4+2.7+7.1+.579+1.2+2.6+0.5+0.6+.125
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

Additional Years

* Jason Kidd played 5 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2009 to 2013—Jason Kidd played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 5 extra years over Mitch Richmond, Jason Kidd got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game