Payton Pritchard vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Payton Pritchard 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 Payton Pritchard.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mitch Richmond has better scoring stats than Payton Pritchard in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 11.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (21.0 points against 9.5), and he also scored a total of 17,045 points more (20,497 vs. 3,452).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 9.5 | 6 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 21.0 | +11.5 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 3,452 | 6 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 20,497 | +17,045 | 14 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+13.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+33).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 19.5 | +13.5 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 5 | |
| Mitch Richmond | 449 | +33 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 584 | +537 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 151 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 874 | +723 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 320 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 962 | +642 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +31 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 14 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
| Mitch Richmond | 13 | +12 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +2 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 20 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +24 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 23 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
| Mitch Richmond | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 9.5 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 45.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 39.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.2 | 6 | 365 |
| difference: | +11.5 | +4.1 | +8.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +4.1 | +4.8 | +0.2 | +8 | +611 |
| Mitch Richmond | 21.0 | 7.5 | 16.4 | 45.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 38.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 85.0 | 14 | 976 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 3,452 | 1,259 | 2,778 | 45.3 | 709 | 1,796 | 39.5 | 225 | 264 | 85.2 | 6 | 365 |
| difference: | +17,045 | +6,046 | +13,260 | +0.2 | +617 | +1,621 | +0.7 | +4,336 | +5,101 | +0.2 | +8 | +611 |
| Mitch Richmond | 20,497 | 7,305 | 16,038 | 45.5 | 1,326 | 3,417 | 38.8 | 4,561 | 5,365 | 85.0 | 14 | 976 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
| difference: | +13.5 | +5.3 | +10.6 | +4.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +6.8 | +3.2 | +3.7 | +3.6 | +1 | +46 |
| Mitch Richmond | 19.5 | 7.5 | 15.6 | 47.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 30.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 86.9 | 4 | 23 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 150 | 345 | 43.5 | 81 | 219 | 37.0 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
| difference: | +33 | +22 | +14 | +4.4 | +62 | +156 | +6.8 | +51 | +57 | +3.6 | +1 | +46 |
| Mitch Richmond | 449 | 172 | 359 | 47.9 | 19 | 63 | 30.2 | 86 | 99 | 86.9 | 4 | 23 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Mitch Richmond's additional seasons: | ||||
* Mitch Richmond played 8 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1995 to 2002—he averaged 19.6 points in a total of 539 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 4.1. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.4 | +6.4 | 2024 | 19 |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1992 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Payton Pritchard | 11.9 | +11.9 | 2025 | 11 |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Mitch Richmond | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Mitch Richmond's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 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. |