Stephen Curry vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Stephen Curry 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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Stephen Curry and Mitch Richmond are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 45,883 points—. Stephen Curry is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. 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 Stephen Curry has better scoring stats than Mitch Richmond 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.

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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 3.7 points more than Mitch Richmond in his 14 seasons (24.7 points against 21.0), and he also scored a total of 4,889 points more (25,386 vs. 20,497).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.7
+3.7
16
Mitch Richmond 21.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,386
+4,889
16
Mitch Richmond 20,497
14

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Mitch Richmond 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Stephen Curry has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,698).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+7.3
10
Mitch Richmond 19.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,698
10
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Mitch Richmond 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 71
+62
Mitch Richmond 9

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 311
+165
Mitch Richmond 146

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 717
+133
Mitch Richmond 584

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 967
+93
Mitch Richmond 874

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,021
+59
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Mitch Richmond 14
+9

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+58
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+110
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+133
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+132
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
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
Stephen Curry 24.7 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.3 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+3.7+0.9+1.5+1.6+2.6+5.8+3.5+0.8+1.2+6.1+2+50
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
Stephen Curry 25,386 8,648 18,356 47.1 4,058 9,589 42.3 4,032 4,424 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+4,889+1,343+2,318+1.6+2,732+6,172+3.5+529+941+6.1+2+50
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
Stephen Curry 26.8 9.0 19.7 45.4 4.2 10.6 39.7 4.7 5.2 88.9 10 155
difference:+7.3+1.5+4.1+2.5+3.4+7.9+9.5+1.0+0.9+2.0+6+132
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
Stephen Curry 4,147 1,388 3,056 45.4 650 1,637 39.7 721 811 88.9 10 155
difference:+3,698+1,216+2,697+2.5+631+1,574+9.5+635+712+2.0+6+132
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 17.5
201080
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+4.5
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
201174
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+3.5
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+9.2
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+0.4
201378
Mitch Richmond 22.5
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+2.1
201478
Mitch Richmond 21.9
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+0.4
2015NBA Champion80
Mitch Richmond 23.4
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+7.3
201679
Mitch Richmond 22.8
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
+2.2
2017NBA Champion79
Mitch Richmond 23.1
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+0.5
2018NBA Champion51
Mitch Richmond 25.9
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+4.1
201969
Mitch Richmond 23.2
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
+1.1
20205
Mitch Richmond 19.7
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader32.0
+14.6
202163
Mitch Richmond 17.4
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+9.3
2022NBA Champion64
Mitch Richmond 16.2
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 29.4
+25.3
202356
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 2 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 144 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+23.4
201312
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+23.0
20147
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+25.1
201618
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
+7.1
2017NBA Champion17
Mitch Richmond 21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+25.5
2018NBA Champion15
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+28.2
201922
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20210
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.4
+27.4
2022NBA Champion22
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 30.5
+29.0
202313
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 8 games.

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