Ray Allen vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Ray Allen 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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Ray Allen and Mitch Richmond are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 45,002 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

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 while Ray Allen scored more total points in both stages. 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 2.1 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (21.0 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 4,008 points more than Mitch Richmond (24,505 vs. 20,497).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+2.1
14

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+4,008
18
Mitch Richmond 20,497
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 Ray Allen (+3.4 points per game) while Ray Allen scored more points (+2,300).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+3.4
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+2,300
11
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+4
Mitch Richmond 9

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
Mitch Richmond 146
+16

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
Mitch Richmond 584

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+260
Mitch Richmond 874

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+333
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Mitch Richmond 14
+9

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+9
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+46
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+104
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+145
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
+3
Mitch Richmond 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+2.1+0.9+1.8+0.4+0.9+2.2+1.2+1.3+1.7+4.4+4+324
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
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+4,008+1,262+2,917+0.4+1,647+4,012+1.2+163+445+4.4+4+324
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
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+3.4+2.1+3.3+3.6+1.5+2.9+9.9+0.7+0.9+1.4+7+148
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,300+756+1,736+3.6+366+896+9.9+422+476+1.4+7+148
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+8.6
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
199882
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+2.6
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+6.8
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+0.4
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+0.1
200182
Mitch Richmond 21.9
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
200269
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+1.6
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
200376
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+0.3
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
200456
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+0.1
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
200578
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+2.0
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+1.9
200678
Mitch Richmond 23.2
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+6.7
200755
Mitch Richmond 19.7
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
2008NBA Champion73
Mitch Richmond 17.4
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
+2.0
200979
Mitch Richmond 16.2
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.3
+12.2
201080
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 4 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2011 to 2014—he averaged 12.7 points in a total of 278 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
19993
Mitch Richmond 22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+22.0
20005
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+25.1
200118
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+26.5
200511
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+15.6
2008NBA Champion26
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
+18.3
200914
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.1
+14.6
201024
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 70 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.

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