Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mitch Richmond are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 41,035 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo has better scoring stats than Mitch Richmond 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.

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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 2.9 points more than Mitch Richmond in his 14 seasons (23.9 points against 21.0), and he also scored a total of 41 points more (20,538 vs. 20,497).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+2.9
12
Mitch Richmond 21.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
+41
12
Mitch Richmond 20,497
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+7.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,821).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+7.5
9
Mitch Richmond 19.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+1,821
9
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+45
Mitch Richmond 9

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
+147
Mitch Richmond 146

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
Mitch Richmond 584
+21

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
Mitch Richmond 874
+114

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
Mitch Richmond 962
+106

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
Mitch Richmond 14
+11

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+35
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+53
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
+61
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
+61
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+2.9+1.3+0.5+9.5+0.8+1.3+10.4+1.1+2.8+15.7+2+117
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+41+220+2,370+9.5+784+1,509+10.4+385+1,769+15.7+2+117
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+7.5+2.6+3.5+5.3+0.1+0.1+4.3+2.3+5.3+24.4+5+61
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+1,821+680+1,243+5.3+43+176+4.3+418+708+24.4+5+61
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
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+15.2
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
201581
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+9.4
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
201680
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+7.0
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+0.4
201780
Mitch Richmond 22.5
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+5.0
201875
Mitch Richmond 21.9
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+4.3
201972
Mitch Richmond 23.4
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+6.7
202063
Mitch Richmond 22.8
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+5.0
2021NBA Champion61
Mitch Richmond 23.1
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+4.0
202267
Mitch Richmond 25.9
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+7.9
202363
Mitch Richmond 23.2
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+10.7
202473
Mitch Richmond 19.7
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+13.0
202567
Mitch Richmond 17.4
200074

Mitch Richmond's additional seasons:

* Mitch Richmond played 2 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2001 to 2002—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 101 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+24.8
20176
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+25.7
20187
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
+25.5
201915
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+26.7
20209
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+9.2
2021NBA Champion21
Mitch Richmond 21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+31.7
202212
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
+23.3
20233
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+33.0
20255
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs:

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

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