Mike McGee vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Mike McGee, 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.

Mike McGee played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Mike McGee had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Mike McGee 9 7 1981-82 to 1989-90
Mitch Richmond 14 4 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1981-821988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Mike McGee 39 9.0 4.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.1 4.4 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.4 .585
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 %
Mike McGee 4 2.5 3.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1982-831989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Mike McGee 39 9.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.8 4.2 .423 0.0 0.2 .143 0.4 0.6 .739
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 %
Mike McGee 6 4.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 .364 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.5 0.7 .750
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1983-841990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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 %
Mike McGee 77 18.5 9.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.3 4.5 7.6 .594 0.0 0.2 .167 0.8 1.5 .540
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 %
Mike McGee 17 21.8 12.4 1.3 0.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 3.1 5.3 9.2 .573 0.4 1.0 .353 1.5 2.3 .641
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

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1984-851991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento 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 %
Mike McGee 76 15.4 10.2 1.3 0.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.9 4.3 8.1 .538 0.3 0.8 .361 1.2 2.1 .588
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 %
Mike McGee 17 15.3 11.2 1.2 0.9 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 4.5 8.4 .535 0.5 1.1 .500 1.7 2.5 .690
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1985-861992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Mike McGee 71 17.1 8.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.5 7.7 .463 0.6 1.6 .360 0.6 0.9 .656
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 %
Mike McGee 6 4.7 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.7 .000
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1986-871993-94
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Mike McGee 76 18.7 10.4 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.1 4.1 8.9 .459 1.1 3.0 .376 1.1 1.8 .584
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 %
Mike McGee 8 12.6 3.4 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 4.9 .256 0.3 1.8 .143 0.6 1.3 .500
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1987-881994-95
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
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 %
Mike McGee 48 20.9 12.0 1.1 1.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.7 4.6 11.0 .421 1.1 3.3 .331 1.6 2.1 .745
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1988-891995-96
Team New Jersey NetsSacramento 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 %
Mike McGee 80 25.3 13.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.3 5.4 11.5 .473 1.2 3.2 .365 1.0 1.8 .535
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season 1989-901996-97
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 14 20.0 7.3 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.2 .483 0.6 1.6 .348 0.7 1.5 .476
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 %
Mike McGee 10 4.4 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.0 .350 0.3 0.7 .429 0.1 0.4 .250
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Mike McGee 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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mike McGee 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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Mike McGee Mitch Richmond
Season -1999-00
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Mike McGee 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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Mike McGee 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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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 %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
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