Mitch Richmond vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner 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 Myles Turner.

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 Myles Turner 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 7 points more than Myles Turner in his 11 seasons (21.0 points against 14.0), and he also scored a total of 11,049 points more (20,497 vs. 9,448).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+7.0
14
Myles Turner 14.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+11,049
14
Myles Turner 9,448
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Myles Turner (+5.7 points per game) while Myles Turner scored more points (+461).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+5.7
4
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 449
4
Myles Turner 910
+461
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 9
+7
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 146
+133
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 584
+450
Myles Turner 134

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 874
+377
Myles Turner 497

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 962
+295
Myles Turner 667

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 14
+6
Myles Turner 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 2
+2
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 13
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 20
Myles Turner 46
+26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 23
Myles Turner 66
+43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 0
Myles Turner 0

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:+7.0+2.4+6.0+4.0+0.2+0.1+2.5+2.2+2.3+7.9+3+301
Myles Turner 14.0 5.1 10.4 49.6 1.2 3.4 36.3 2.5 3.2 77.1 11 675

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:+11,049+3,834+9,034+4.0+497+1,133+2.5+2,884+3,189+7.9+3+301
Myles Turner 9,448 3,471 7,004 49.6 829 2,284 36.3 1,677 2,176 77.1 11 675

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:+5.7+2.4+5.4+2.1+0.5+0.7+7.6+1.4+1.1+14.4+3+43
Myles Turner 13.8 5.1 10.2 50.0 1.3 3.4 37.8 2.3 3.2 72.5 7 66

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:+461+164+313+2.1+66+162+7.6+67+112+14.4+3+43
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+11.7
198979
Myles Turner 10.3
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+7.6
199078
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+11.2
199177
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+9.2
199280
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+9.8
199345
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+10.8
199478
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+9.9
199582
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+5.1
199681
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+8.8
199781
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+7.6
199870
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+7.1
199950
Myles Turner 12.6
202633

Mitch Richmond's additional seasons:

- Mitch Richmond played 3 seasons more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2000 to 2002—he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 175 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.4 ppg and his lowest 4.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+9.8
19898
Myles Turner 10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+9.9
19919
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920
Myles Turner 9.8
+9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930
Myles Turner 15.8
+15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+21.0
19964
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970
Myles Turner 17.0
+17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990
Myles Turner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs:

- During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Mitch Richmond played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.5 points in a total of 2 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.5 ppg and his lowest 1.5.

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