Mitch Richmond vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams 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.
Mitch Richmond is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Williams.
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 Jalen Williams. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Mitch Richmond averages 2.9 points more than Jalen Williams in his 3 seasons (21.0 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 16,596 points more (20,497 vs. 3,901).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 21.0 | +2.9 | 14 |
| Jalen Williams | 18.1 | 3 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 20,497 | +16,596 | 14 |
| Jalen Williams | 3,901 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Williams has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+1.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+230).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 19.5 | 4 | |
| Jalen Williams | 20.6 | +1.1 | 2 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 449 | 4 | |
| Jalen Williams | 679 | +230 | 2 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 584 | +490 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 94 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 874 | +685 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 189 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 962 | +747 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 215 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 14 | +14 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 13 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 17 | +4 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 20 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 32 | +12 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 23 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 33 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mitch Richmond | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +2.9 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +5.7 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +4.7 | +11 | +761 | |
| Jalen Williams | 18.1 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 51.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.3 | 3 | 215 |
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: | +16,596 | +5,790 | +13,083 | +5.7 | +1,026 | +2,631 | +0.6 | +3,990 | +4,654 | +4.7 | +11 | +761 |
| Jalen Williams | 3,901 | 1,515 | 2,955 | 51.3 | 300 | 786 | 38.2 | 571 | 711 | 80.3 | 3 | 215 |
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: | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +7.5 | +2 | +10 | |
| Jalen Williams | 20.6 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 45.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 79.4 | 2 | 33 |
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: | +230 | +81 | +197 | +2.4 | +31 | +91 | +2.3 | +37 | +56 | +7.5 | +2 | +10 |
| Jalen Williams | 679 | 253 | 556 | 45.5 | 50 | 154 | 32.5 | 123 | 155 | 79.4 | 2 | 33 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Mitch Richmond's additional seasons: | ||||
* Mitch Richmond played 11 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 14, from 1992 to 2002—he averaged 20.5 points in a total of 742 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 4.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mitch Richmond | 20.1 | +20.1 | 1989 | 8 |
| Jalen Williams | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2024 | 10 |
Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 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. |