Al Horford vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Al Horford to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Mitch Richmond is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Al Horford.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mitch Richmond has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Al Horford scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Mitch Richmond averages 8.1 points more than Al Horford in his 18 seasons (21.0 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 5,792 points more (20,497 vs. 14,705).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Al Horford 12.9
18
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+8.1
14

Total Points

Seasons
Al Horford 14,705
18
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+5,792
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Al Horford (+7.6 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+1,904).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Al Horford 11.9
16
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+7.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Al Horford 2,353
+1,904
16
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Mitch Richmond 9
+9

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 8
Mitch Richmond 146
+138

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 169
Mitch Richmond 584
+415

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 793
Mitch Richmond 874
+81

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 1,130
+168
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 8
Mitch Richmond 14
+6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 1
Mitch Richmond 2
+1

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 27
+14
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 122
+102
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 194
+171
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 3
+3
Mitch Richmond 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 12.9 5.3 10.5 50.9 0.9 2.3 37.7 1.4 1.8 76.3 18 1,138
difference:+8.1+2.2+5.9+5.4+0.5+1.2+1.1+3.3+3.7+8.7+4+162
Mitch Richmond 21.0 7.5 16.4 45.5 1.4 3.5 38.8 4.7 5.5 85.0 14 976

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 14,705 6,062 11,900 50.9 976 2,589 37.7 1,605 2,104 76.3 18 1,138
difference:+5,792+1,243+4,138+5.4+350+828+1.1+2,956+3,261+8.7+4+162
Mitch Richmond 20,497 7,305 16,038 45.5 1,326 3,417 38.8 4,561 5,365 85.0 14 976

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 11.9 4.8 9.7 49.3 1.0 2.6 39.1 1.4 1.8 77.5 16 197
difference:+7.6+2.7+5.9+1.4+0.2+0.1+8.9+2.3+2.5+9.4+12+174
Mitch Richmond 19.5 7.5 15.6 47.9 0.8 2.7 30.2 3.7 4.3 86.9 4 23

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 2,353 938 1,904 49.3 198 506 39.1 279 360 77.5 16 197
difference:+1,904+766+1,545+1.4+179+443+8.9+193+261+9.4+12+174
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 10.1
200881
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+11.9
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.5
200967
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+10.6
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
201081
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+9.7
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
201177
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+7.2
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.4
201211
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+9.5
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 17.4
201374
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+6.0
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 18.6
201429
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+4.2
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.2
201576
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+7.9
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.2
201682
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+10.7
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.0
201768
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+9.2
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.9
201872
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+6.8
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 13.6
201968
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+3.8
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.9
202067
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+4.3
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
+10.1
202128
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 4 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 9.4 points in a total of 257 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.2 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.6
20087
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+7.5
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 6.9
+6.9
20099
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.6
201011
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+7.7
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.3
+11.3
201112
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
+15.3
20123
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 16.7
+16.7
20136
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford -
DNP
20140
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.4
201516
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+6.6
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 13.4
+13.4
201610
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.1
+15.1
201718
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.7
+15.7
201819
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 13.9
+13.9
20199
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 7.0
+7.0
20204
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford -
DNP
20210
Mitch Richmond 1.5
+1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 73 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12 ppg and his lowest 6.7.

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