Shawn Kemp vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Shawn Kemp 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 Shawn Kemp.

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 Shawn Kemp 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Mitch Richmond averages 6.4 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (21.0 points against 14.6), and he also scored a total of 5,150 points more (20,497 vs. 15,347).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 14.6
14
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+6.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 15,347
14
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+5,150
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Shawn Kemp (+2.2 points per game) while Shawn Kemp scored more points (+1,073).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 17.3
10
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+2.2
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 1,522
+1,073
10
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 1
Mitch Richmond 9
+8

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 22
Mitch Richmond 146
+124

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 305
Mitch Richmond 584
+279

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 751
Mitch Richmond 874
+123

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 1,014
+52
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 37
+23
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 5
+3
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 39
+26
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 72
+52
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 86
+63
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 2
+2
Mitch Richmond 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shawn Kemp 14.6 5.2 10.7 48.8 0.0 0.1 27.7 4.1 5.5 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+6.4+2.3+5.7+3.3+1.4+3.4+11.1+0.6+10.9+75
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
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+5,150+1,800+4,760+3.3+1,293+3,298+11.1+257+440+10.9+75
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
Shawn Kemp 17.3 5.8 11.7 49.8 0.0 0.2 20.0 5.6 7.0 79.7 10 88
difference:+2.2+1.7+3.9+1.9+0.8+2.5+10.2+1.9+2.7+7.2+6+65
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
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88
difference:+1,073+342+673+1.9+16+48+10.2+405+517+7.2+6+65
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
Shawn Kemp 6.5
199081
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+15.5
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.0
199181
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+7.1
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.5
199264
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+8.4
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.8
199378
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+4.7
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.1
199479
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+3.8
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.7
199582
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+4.7
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 19.6
199679
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+3.2
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.7
199781
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+4.4
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.0
199880
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+7.9
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 20.5
199942
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+2.7
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.8
200082
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+1.9
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 6.5
200168
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+10.9
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 6.1
200275
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+10.1
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 6.8
+2.7
200379
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 13.2
+13.2
19915
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.4
19929
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+4.9
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 16.5
+16.5
199319
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 14.8
+14.8
19945
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 24.8
+24.8
19954
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 20.9
+20.9
199620
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 21.6
+0.6
199712
Mitch Richmond 21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 26.0
+26.0
19984
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19990
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
20000
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
20010
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 3.7
+3.7
20023
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 3.0
+1.5
20037
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2