Dwight Howard vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Dwight Howard 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 Dwight Howard.

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 Dwight Howard 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 5.3 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (21.0 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 1,012 points more (20,497 vs. 19,485).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
18
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+5.3
14

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
18
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+1,012
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+4.2 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+1,460).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
12
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+4.2
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+1,460
12
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Mitch Richmond 9
+5

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Mitch Richmond 146
+77

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
Mitch Richmond 584
+193

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+81
Mitch Richmond 874

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+265
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
+1
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
+2
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
+7
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+29
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+66
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+98
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
+4
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
Dwight Howard 15.7 5.7 9.7 58.7 0.0 0.1 21.4 4.3 7.6 56.7 18 1,242
difference:+5.3+1.8+6.7+13.1+1.4+3.4+17.4+0.4+2.1+28.3+4+266
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
Dwight Howard 19,485 7,051 12,016 58.7 22 103 21.4 5,361 9,455 56.7 18 1,242
difference:+1,012+254+4,022+13.1+1,304+3,314+17.4+800+4,090+28.3+4+266
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
Dwight Howard 15.3 5.4 9.2 58.9 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.4 8.0 54.8 12 125
difference:+4.2+2.1+6.4+11.0+0.8+2.6+15.9+0.7+3.7+32.1+8+102
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
Dwight Howard 1,909 681 1,156 58.9 1 7 14.3 546 997 54.8 12 125
difference:+1,460+509+797+11.0+18+56+15.9+460+898+32.1+8+102
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
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+10.0
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
200682
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+6.3
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
200782
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+6.3
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
200882
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+1.8
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+1.3
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+5.1
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
+0.1
201178
Mitch Richmond 22.8
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+2.5
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+8.8
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+4.9
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+3.9
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+3.7
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
201774
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+2.7
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
+12.5
201881
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 4 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 7.2 points in a total of 207 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.8 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+7.0
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
+18.9
200810
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
+20.3
200923
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
+18.1
201014
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+27.0
20116
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
+17.0
20134
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+26.0
20146
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
+16.4
201517
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
+13.2
20165
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
+8.0
20176
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Mitch Richmond 1.5
+1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 4.7.

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