Joe Johnson vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Joe Johnson 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 and Joe Johnson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 40,904 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 Mitch Richmond has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Joe Johnson 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 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (21.0 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 90 points more (20,497 vs. 20,407).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Joe Johnson 16.0
18
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+5.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Joe Johnson 20,407
18
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+90
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+4.3 points per game) while Joe Johnson scored more points (+1,379).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 15.2
13
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+4.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Joe Johnson 1,828
+1,379
13
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 6
Mitch Richmond 9
+3

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 91
Mitch Richmond 146
+55

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 414
Mitch Richmond 584
+170

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 967
+93
Mitch Richmond 874

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 1,255
+293
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 22
+8
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 4
+2
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 32
+19
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Joe Johnson 93
+73
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Joe Johnson 116
+93
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Joe Johnson 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
Joe Johnson 16.0 6.1 13.9 44.1 1.5 4.2 37.1 2.2 2.7 80.2 18 1,277
difference:+5.0+1.4+2.5+1.4+0.1+0.7+1.7+2.5+2.8+4.8+4+301
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
Joe Johnson 20,407 7,823 17,720 44.1 1,978 5,331 37.1 2,783 3,468 80.2 18 1,277
difference:+90+518+1,682+1.4+652+1,914+1.7+1,778+1,897+4.8+4+301
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
Joe Johnson 15.2 5.9 13.7 42.7 1.3 3.9 33.9 2.2 2.8 77.9 13 120
difference:+4.3+1.6+1.9+5.2+0.5+1.2+3.7+1.5+1.5+9.0+9+97
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
Joe Johnson 1,828 703 1,647 42.7 158 466 33.9 264 339 77.9 13 120
difference:+1,379+531+1,288+5.2+139+403+3.7+178+240+9.0+9+97
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
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+14.5
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+12.3
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+7.2
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.1
200582
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+5.4
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.2
200682
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+1.7
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 25.0
+1.6
200757
Mitch Richmond 23.4
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.7
200882
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+1.1
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.4
200979
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+1.7
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.3
201076
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+4.6
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.2
201172
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+5.0
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
201260
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+0.9
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.3
201372
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+1.1
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 15.8
201479
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+0.4
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 14.4
+10.3
201580
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 6 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 20, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 325 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.2 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 5.3
+5.3
20036
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
20059
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 20.0
+20.0
20087
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.4
200911
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+4.6
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.9
+17.9
201011
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
201112
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 17.2
+17.2
20126
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 14.9
+14.9
20137
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 21.2
+21.2
201412
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Joe Johnson 16.5
+15.0
20156
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.1 points in a total of 49 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.9 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

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