Stephon Castle vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 13 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Mitch Richmond | 14 | 4 | 1988-89 to 2001-02 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Mitch Richmond | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1988-89 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Warriors Lost West Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +2 | +7.7 | +7.3 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | +3.0 | +5.3 | +.040 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +.082 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +.086 |
| 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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Mitch Richmond played 13 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1990 to 2002—Mitch Richmond played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Stephon Castle, Mitch Richmond got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |