Mitch Richmond vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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 Rasheed Wallace.

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 Rasheed Wallace 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 6.6 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (21.0 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 4,491 points more (20,497 vs. 16,006).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+6.6
14
Rasheed Wallace 14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+4,491
14
Rasheed Wallace 16,006
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+6 points per game) while Rasheed Wallace scored more points (+1,935).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+6.0
4
Rasheed Wallace 13.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Mitch Richmond 449
4
Rasheed Wallace 2,384
+1,935
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 9
+8
Rasheed Wallace 1

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 146
+120
Rasheed Wallace 26

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 584
+331
Rasheed Wallace 253

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 874
+43
Rasheed Wallace 831

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 962
Rasheed Wallace 1,102
+140

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 14
+7
Rasheed Wallace 7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 2
Rasheed Wallace 3
+1

20+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 13
Rasheed Wallace 32
+19

10+ Point Games

Mitch Richmond 20
Rasheed Wallace 136
+116

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mitch Richmond 23
Rasheed Wallace 173
+150

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mitch Richmond 0
Rasheed Wallace 4
+4

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:+6.6+1.8+4.2+1.2+0.4+0.6+5.2+2.6+2.6+12.9+2+133
Rasheed Wallace 14.4 5.7 12.2 46.7 1.0 2.9 33.6 2.1 2.9 72.1 16 1,109

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:+4,491+985+2,509+1.2+240+189+5.2+2,281+2,203+12.9+2+133
Rasheed Wallace 16,006 6,320 13,529 46.7 1,086 3,228 33.6 2,280 3,162 72.1 16 1,109

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:+6.0+2.3+3.9+3.5+0.3+0.4+5.0+1.7+1.5+15.2+10+154
Rasheed Wallace 13.5 5.2 11.7 44.4 1.1 3.1 35.2 2.0 2.8 71.7 14 177

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:+1,935+745+1,706+3.5+171+477+5.0+274+403+15.2+10+154
Rasheed Wallace 2,384 917 2,065 44.4 190 540 35.2 360 502 71.7 14 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+11.9
198979
Rasheed Wallace 10.1
199665

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+7.0
199078
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
199762

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+9.3
199177
Rasheed Wallace 14.6
199877

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+9.7
199280
Rasheed Wallace 12.8
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+5.5
199345
Rasheed Wallace 16.4
200081

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+4.2
199478
Rasheed Wallace 19.2
200177

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+3.5
199582
Rasheed Wallace 19.3
200279

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+5.0
199681
Rasheed Wallace 18.1
200374

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+9.9
199781
Rasheed Wallace 16.0
2004NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+8.7
199870
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
200579

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+4.6
199950
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
200680

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+5.1
200074
Rasheed Wallace 12.3
200775

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+3.5
200137
Rasheed Wallace 12.7
200877

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64
Rasheed Wallace 12.0
+7.9
200966

Rasheed Wallace's additional seasons:

* Rasheed Wallace played 2 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 100 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
19960

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900
Rasheed Wallace 19.8
+19.8
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+7.8
19919
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920
Rasheed Wallace 14.8
+14.8
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930
Rasheed Wallace 17.9
+17.9
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940
Rasheed Wallace 16.7
+16.7
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950
Rasheed Wallace 25.3
+25.3
20023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+3.6
19964
Rasheed Wallace 17.4
20037

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970
Rasheed Wallace 13.0
+13.0
2004NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980
Rasheed Wallace 13.6
+13.6
200525

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990
Rasheed Wallace 14.1
+14.1
200618

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000
Rasheed Wallace 14.3
+14.3
200716

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010
Rasheed Wallace 13.2
+13.2
200817

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2
Rasheed Wallace 6.5
+5.0
20094

Rasheed Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rasheed Wallace played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 24 games.

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