Mitch Richmond vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose and Mitch Richmond 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 Derrick Rose.

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 Derrick Rose. 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 3.6 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (21.0 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 7,924 points more (20,497 vs. 12,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+3.6
14
Derrick Rose 17.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+7,924
14
Derrick Rose 12,573
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+2.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+692).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 19.5
4
Derrick Rose 21.9
+2.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 449
4
Derrick Rose 1,141
+692
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 9
+6
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 146
+90
Derrick Rose 56

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 584
+291
Derrick Rose 293

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 874
+280
Derrick Rose 594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 962
+248
Derrick Rose 714

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 14
+5
Derrick Rose 9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 2
Derrick Rose 12
+10

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 13
Derrick Rose 30
+17

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 20
Derrick Rose 48
+28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 23
Derrick Rose 51
+28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mitch Richmond 21.0 7.5 16.4 45.5 1.4 3.5 38.8 4.7 5.5 85.0 14 976
difference:+3.6+0.7+1.5+0.0+0.6+0.9+7.2+1.7+1.9+1.9+1+253
Derrick Rose 17.4 6.8 14.9 45.6 0.8 2.6 31.6 3.0 3.6 83.1 15 723

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mitch Richmond 20,497 7,305 16,038 45.5 1,326 3,417 38.8 4,561 5,365 85.0 14 976
difference:+7,924+2,384+5,240+0.0+736+1,551+7.2+2,420+2,790+1.9+1+253
Derrick Rose 12,573 4,921 10,798 45.6 590 1,866 31.6 2,141 2,575 83.1 15 723

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mitch Richmond 19.5 7.5 15.6 47.9 0.8 2.7 30.2 3.7 4.3 86.9 4 23
difference:+2.4+0.9+4.1+5.3+0.5+1.4+2.0+0.2+0.3+2.4+4+29
Derrick Rose 21.9 8.4 19.7 42.6 1.3 4.1 32.2 3.9 4.6 84.5 8 52

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23
difference:+692+264+665+5.3+49+148+2.0+115+139+2.4+4+29
Derrick Rose 1,141 436 1,024 42.6 68 211 32.2 201 238 84.5 8 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+5.2
198979
Derrick Rose 16.8
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+1.3
199078
Derrick Rose 20.8
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.9
199177
Derrick Rose 25.0
+1.1
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+0.7
199280
Derrick Rose 21.8
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+6.0
199345
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+5.7
199478
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+6.4
199582
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+5.1
199681
Derrick Rose 18.0
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+17.5
199781
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+5.2
199870
Derrick Rose 18.0
201951

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+1.6
199950
Derrick Rose 18.1
202050

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+2.7
200074
Derrick Rose 14.7
202150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+4.2
200137
Derrick Rose 12.0
202226

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64
Derrick Rose 5.6
+1.5
202327

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 1 season more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In that year—his season 15 in 2024—he averaged 8.0 points in a total of 24 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+0.4
19898
Derrick Rose 19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.3
19919
Derrick Rose 27.1
+4.8
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920
Derrick Rose 23.0
+23.0
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+21.0
19964
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970
Derrick Rose 14.2
+14.2
20185

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20190

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20200

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000
Derrick Rose 19.4
+19.4
20215

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20220

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 1.5
+1.5
2002NBA Champion2
Derrick Rose 0.0
20231

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Derrick Rose didn't play in the postseason.

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