Luka Doncic vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Luka Doncic 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 while Luka Doncic has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Luka Doncic has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Mitch Richmond scored more points in the regular season. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 7.6 points more than Mitch Richmond in his 14 seasons (28.6 points against 21.0). On the other hand Mitch Richmond scored a total of 7,619 points more than Luka Doncic (20,497 vs. 12,878).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Luka Doncic 28.6
+7.6
7
Mitch Richmond 21.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Luka Doncic 12,878
7
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+7,619
14

Scoring Titles

Luka Doncic 1
Scoring leader
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,248).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Luka Doncic 30.9
+11.4
5
Mitch Richmond 19.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Luka Doncic 1,697
+1,248
5
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

60+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 2
+2
Mitch Richmond 0

50+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 7
+7
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 46
+37
Mitch Richmond 9

30+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 207
+61
Mitch Richmond 146

20+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 381
Mitch Richmond 584
+203

10+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 444
Mitch Richmond 874
+430

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Luka Doncic 449
Mitch Richmond 962
+513

0 Point Games (games without points)

Luka Doncic 1
Mitch Richmond 14
+13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 8
+8
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 30
+28
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 50
+37
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 55
+35
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Luka Doncic 55
+32
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Luka Doncic 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
Luka Doncic 28.6 9.7 20.7 46.8 3.1 8.8 35.0 6.2 8.2 75.1 7 450
difference:+7.6+2.2+4.3+1.2+1.7+5.3+3.8+1.5+2.7+9.9+7+526
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
Luka Doncic 12,878 4,359 9,321 46.8 1,378 3,938 35.0 2,782 3,704 75.1 7 450
difference:+7,619+2,946+6,717+1.2+52+521+3.8+1,779+1,661+9.9+7+526
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
Luka Doncic 30.9 10.8 23.3 46.1 3.3 9.5 34.7 6.0 8.2 73.7 5 55
difference:+11.4+3.3+7.7+1.8+2.5+6.8+4.5+2.3+3.9+13.2+1+32
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
Luka Doncic 1,697 592 1,284 46.1 182 525 34.7 331 449 73.7 5 55
difference:+1,248+420+925+1.8+163+462+4.5+245+350+13.2+1+32
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 21.2
201972
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+0.8
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.8
+6.7
202061
Mitch Richmond 22.1
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 27.7
+3.8
202166
Mitch Richmond 23.9
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.4
+5.9
202265
Mitch Richmond 22.5
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 32.4
+10.5
202366
Mitch Richmond 21.9
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic Scoring leader33.9
+10.5
202470
Mitch Richmond 23.4
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.2
+5.4
202550
Mitch Richmond 22.8
199582

Mitch Richmond's additional seasons:

* Mitch Richmond played 7 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1996 to 2002—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 457 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 4.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20190
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 31.0
+31.0
20206
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 35.7
+13.4
20217
Mitch Richmond 22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 31.7
+31.7
202215
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20230
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.9
+28.9
202422
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 30.2
+30.2
20255
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 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.

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