Robert Horry vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Robert Horry 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 Robert Horry.

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 Robert Horry 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 14 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (21.0 points against 7.0), and he also scored a total of 12,782 points more (20,497 vs. 7,715).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Robert Horry 7.0
16
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+14.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Robert Horry 7,715
16
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+12,782
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Robert Horry (+11.6 points per game) while Robert Horry scored more points (+1,490).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Robert Horry 7.9
16
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+11.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Robert Horry 1,939
+1,490
16
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Robert Horry 1
Mitch Richmond 9
+8

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 2
Mitch Richmond 146
+144

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 34
Mitch Richmond 584
+550

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 309
Mitch Richmond 874
+565

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 989
+27
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 118
+104
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 0
Mitch Richmond 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 11
Mitch Richmond 13
+2

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 85
+65
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 222
+199
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 22
+22
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
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+14.0+5.0+10.4+3.1+0.7+1.4+4.7+3.5+3.9+12.4+2+131
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
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+12,782+4,485+9,395+3.1+531+1,088+4.7+3,281+3,603+12.4+2+131
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
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244
difference:+11.6+4.8+9.2+5.3+0.3+0.3+5.7+2.3+2.3+14.7+12+221
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
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244
difference:+1,490+493+1,203+5.3+242+665+5.7+262+383+14.7+12+221
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
Robert Horry 10.1
199379
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+11.9
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+12.2
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+13.7
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 12.0
199671
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+10.5
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.8
199754
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+14.1
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.4
199872
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+16.0
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 4.9
199938
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+17.9
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.7
2000NBA Champion76
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+17.4
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.2
2001NBA Champion79
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+20.7
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.8
2002NBA Champion81
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+16.4
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.5
200380
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+13.2
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 4.8
200481
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+12.6
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.0
2005NBA Champion75
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+10.2
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.1
+1.0
200663
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 2 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2007 to 2008—he averaged 3.4 points in a total of 113 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.3
199312
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+9.8
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 11.7
+11.7
1994NBA Champion23
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
1995NBA Champion22
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+9.2
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 13.1
+13.1
19968
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.7
+6.7
19979
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 8.6
+8.6
199813
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.0
+5.0
19998
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 7.6
2000NBA Champion23
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+13.4
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.9
+5.9
2001NBA Champion16
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.3
+9.3
2002NBA Champion19
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 5.6
+5.6
200312
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 6.1
+6.1
200410
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.3
+9.3
2005NBA Champion23
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 4.2
+2.7
200613
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 3.0 points in a total of 33 games.

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