LaMelo Ball vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and LaMelo Ball, 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.
LaMelo Ball played 5 years in the NBA, 9 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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 |
| LaMelo Ball |
5 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2024-25 |
| Mitch Richmond |
14 |
4 |
1988-89 to 2001-02 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
51 |
28.8 |
15.7 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
13.2 |
.436 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.352 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.758 |
| difference: | +28 | +5.6 | +6.3 | +0.8 | +0.8 | | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +2.5 | +4.3 | +.032 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +.015 | +2.7 | +3.2 | +.052 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
75 |
32.3 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
16.7 |
.429 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
.389 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.872 |
| difference: | +3 | +3.6 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +4.7 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +.068 | +2.5 | +6.3 | +.031 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +.006 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Mitch Richmond played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
36 |
35.2 |
23.3 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.411 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
.376 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.836 |
| difference: | +41 | +4.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +5.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.083 | +3.5 | +9.1 | +.028 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +.011 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
22 |
32.3 |
23.9 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
19.2 |
.433 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.355 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.865 |
| difference: | +58 | +6.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +2.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.035 | +1.9 | +5.6 | +.029 | | +0.4 | +.052 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Mitch Richmond played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
47 |
32.0 |
25.2 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
21.3 |
.405 |
3.8 |
11.2 |
.339 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
.843 |
| difference: | +2 | +6.4 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +3.9 | +.069 | +2.7 | +8.3 | +.030 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.002 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Mitch Richmond played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* Mitch Richmond played 9 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1994 to 2002—Mitch Richmond played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Mitch Richmond got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-NBA Third Team
5 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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