Kawhi Leonard vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Kawhi Leonard 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 Kawhi Leonard.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mitch Richmond has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Kawhi Leonard. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Mitch Richmond averages 0.8 points more than Kawhi Leonard in his 14 seasons (21.0 points against 20.2), and he also scored a total of 5,474 points more (20,497 vs. 15,023).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kawhi Leonard 20.2
14
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+0.8
14

Total Points

Seasons
Kawhi Leonard 15,023
14
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+5,474
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Kawhi Leonard has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,684).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kawhi Leonard 21.5
+2.0
12
Mitch Richmond 19.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kawhi Leonard 3,133
+2,684
12
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 8
Mitch Richmond 9
+1

30+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 123
Mitch Richmond 146
+23

20+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 394
Mitch Richmond 584
+190

10+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 649
Mitch Richmond 874
+225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kawhi Leonard 740
Mitch Richmond 962
+222

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kawhi Leonard 4
Mitch Richmond 14
+10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 5
+5
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 36
+34
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 80
+67
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Kawhi Leonard 128
+108
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kawhi Leonard 146
+123
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kawhi Leonard 0
Mitch Richmond 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kawhi Leonard 20.2 7.3 14.7 49.9 1.6 4.2 39.3 3.9 4.5 86.2 14 744
difference:+0.8+0.2+1.7+4.3+0.2+0.7+0.5+0.8+1.0+1.2+232
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
Kawhi Leonard 15,023 5,454 10,933 49.9 1,214 3,089 39.3 2,901 3,367 86.2 14 744
difference:+5,474+1,851+5,105+4.3+112+328+0.5+1,660+1,998+1.2+232
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
Kawhi Leonard 21.5 7.7 15.0 51.3 1.7 4.3 39.9 4.4 5.2 84.1 12 146
difference:+2.0+0.2+0.6+3.3+0.9+1.6+9.7+0.7+0.9+2.8+8+123
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
Kawhi Leonard 3,133 1,120 2,185 51.3 249 624 39.9 644 766 84.1 12 146
difference:+2,684+948+1,826+3.3+230+561+9.7+558+667+2.8+8+123
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
Kawhi Leonard 7.9
201264
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+14.1
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 11.9
201358
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+10.2
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 12.8
2014NBA Champion66
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+11.1
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 16.5
201564
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+6.0
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 21.2
201672
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+0.7
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 25.5
+2.1
201774
Mitch Richmond 23.4
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 16.2
20189
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+6.6
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 26.6
+3.5
2019NBA Champion60
Mitch Richmond 23.1
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 27.1
+1.2
202057
Mitch Richmond 25.9
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 24.8
+1.6
202152
Mitch Richmond 23.2
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 23.8
+4.1
202352
Mitch Richmond 19.7
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 23.7
+6.3
202468
Mitch Richmond 17.4
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 21.5
+5.3
202537
Mitch Richmond 16.2
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 26.4
+22.3
202611
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 8.6
201214
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+11.5
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 13.5
+13.5
201321
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 14.3
2014NBA Champion23
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+8.0
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 20.3
+20.3
20157
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 22.5
+22.5
201610
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 27.7
+27.7
201712
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard -
DNP
20180
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 30.5
+9.5
2019NBA Champion24
Mitch Richmond 21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 28.2
+28.2
202013
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 30.4
+30.4
202111
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 34.5
+34.5
20232
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 12.0
+12.0
20242
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard 25.0
+25.0
20257
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kawhi Leonard -
DNP *
20260
Mitch Richmond 1.5
+1.5
2002NBA Champion2
* season in progress