Mitch Richmond vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo.

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 Rajon Rondo 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 11.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (21.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 11,160 points more (20,497 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+11.2
14
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+11,160
14
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+7 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+1,220).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+7.0
4
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 449
4
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+1,220
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 9
+9
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 146
+139
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 584
+503
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 874
+428
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 962
+61
Rajon Rondo 901

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 14
Rajon Rondo 56
+42

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 0
Rajon Rondo 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 2
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 13
Rajon Rondo 24
+11

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 20
Rajon Rondo 82
+62

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 23
Rajon Rondo 131
+108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 0
Rajon Rondo 3
+3

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:+11.2+3.4+7.5+0.1+0.9+2.1+6.4+3.5+3.6+23.9+2+19
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+11,160+3,419+7,522+0.1+877+2,033+6.4+3,445+3,539+23.9+2+19
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+7.0+2.5+4.2+3.9+0.3+1.2+2.8+1.8+1.4+22.0+6+111
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+1,220+502+1,173+3.9+49+143+2.8+167+291+22.0+6+111
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+15.6
198979
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+11.5
199078
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+12.0
199177
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+8.8
199280
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+11.3
199345
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+11.5
199478
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+9.1
199582
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+11.4
199681
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+17.0
199781
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+11.3
199870
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+11.9
199950
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+9.1
200074
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+7.0
200137
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64
Rajon Rondo 7.1
+3.0
2020NBA Champion48

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 4 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 5.2 points in a total of 174 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.4 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900
Rajon Rondo 10.2
+10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+5.4
19919
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920
Rajon Rondo 15.8
+15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+21.0
19964
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970
Rajon Rondo 9.5
+9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990
Rajon Rondo 11.5
+11.5
20172

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000
Rajon Rondo 10.3
+10.3
20189

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2
Rajon Rondo 8.9
+7.4
2020NBA Champion16

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.2 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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