Chris Bosh vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Chris Bosh 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 Chris Bosh.

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 Chris Bosh 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 1.8 points more than Chris Bosh in his 13 seasons (21.0 points against 19.2), and he also scored a total of 3,308 points more (20,497 vs. 17,189).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
13
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+1.8
14

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
13
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+3,308
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Chris Bosh (+3.9 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+939).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
6
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+3.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+939
6
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+1
Mitch Richmond 9

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
Mitch Richmond 146
+64

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
Mitch Richmond 584
+162

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
Mitch Richmond 874
+59

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
Mitch Richmond 962
+70

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Mitch Richmond 14
+13

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
+1
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+10
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+52
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+65
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
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
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+1.8+0.5+2.3+3.8+1.1+2.5+5.3+0.3+0.8+5.1+1+83
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
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+3,308+1,096+3,457+3.8+1,021+2,507+5.3+95+226+5.1+1+83
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
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+3.9+1.7+3.4+0.6+0.2+1.1+8.4+0.3+6.9+2+66
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+939+343+729+0.6+35+77+8.4+218+281+6.9+2+66
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
Chris Bosh 11.5
200475
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+10.5
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+5.3
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
200670
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+1.4
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+0.1
200769
Mitch Richmond 22.5
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
+0.4
200867
Mitch Richmond 21.9
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
200977
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+0.7
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+1.2
201070
Mitch Richmond 22.8
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
201177
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+4.4
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
2012NBA Champion57
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+7.9
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.6
2013NBA Champion74
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+6.6
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.2
201479
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+3.5
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 21.1
+3.7
201544
Mitch Richmond 17.4
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 19.1
+2.9
201653
Mitch Richmond 16.2
200137

Mitch Richmond's additional seasons:

* Mitch Richmond played 1 season more than Chris Bosh in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2002—he averaged 4.1 points in a total of 64 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
+17.5
20076
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+24.0
20085
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
201121
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+2.4
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
+14.0
2012NBA Champion14
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 12.1
+12.1
2013NBA Champion23
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.9
+14.9
201420
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20150
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20160
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Mitch Richmond played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.5 points in a total of 2 games.

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