Drazen Petrovic vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Drazen Petrovic 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.
Mitch Richmond is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Drazen Petrovic.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mitch Richmond has better scoring stats than Drazen Petrovic in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Mitch Richmond averages 5.6 points more than Drazen Petrovic in his 4 seasons (21.0 points against 15.4), and he also scored a total of 16,036 points more (20,497 vs. 4,461).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 4 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 21.0 | +5.6 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 4 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 20,497 | +16,036 | 14 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Drazen Petrovic (+9.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+152).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 3 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 19.5 | +9.3 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 3 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 449 | +152 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 99 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 584 | +485 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 205 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 874 | +669 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 280 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 962 | +682 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 14 | +4 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 1 | +1 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 13 | +9 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 20 | +5 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 25 | +2 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 23 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4 | +4 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.4 | 5.9 | 11.6 | 50.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 43.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 84.1 | 4 | 290 |
| difference: | +5.6 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +5.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +0.9 | +10 | +686 |
| 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 | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 4,461 | 1,705 | 3,369 | 50.6 | 255 | 583 | 43.7 | 796 | 946 | 84.1 | 4 | 290 |
| difference: | +16,036 | +5,600 | +12,669 | +5.1 | +1,071 | +2,834 | +4.9 | +3,765 | +4,419 | +0.9 | +10 | +686 |
| 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 | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 10.2 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 47.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 32.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 69.6 | 3 | 29 |
| difference: | +9.3 | +3.4 | +6.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +17.3 | +1 | +6 |
| 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 | ||||
| Drazen Petrovic | 297 | 119 | 251 | 47.4 | 11 | 34 | 32.4 | 48 | 69 | 69.6 | 3 | 29 |
| difference: | +152 | +53 | +108 | +0.5 | +8 | +29 | +2.2 | +38 | +30 | +17.3 | +1 | +6 |
| Mitch Richmond | 449 | 172 | 359 | 47.9 | 19 | 63 | 30.2 | 86 | 99 | 86.9 | 4 | 23 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Mitch Richmond's additional seasons: | ||||
* Mitch Richmond played 10 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1993 to 2002—he averaged 20.2 points in a total of 662 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 4.1. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Drazen Petrovic | - | DNP | 1991 | 0 |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Drazen Petrovic | 15.6 | +15.6 | 1993 | 5 |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1992 | 0 |
Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Mitch Richmond played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |