Steve Nash vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond and Steve Nash 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 Steve Nash.

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 Steve Nash 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 6.7 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (21.0 points against 14.3), and he also scored a total of 3,110 points more (20,497 vs. 17,387).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steve Nash 14.3
18
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+6.7
14

Total Points

Seasons
Steve Nash 17,387
18
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+3,110
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Steve Nash (+2.2 points per game) while Steve Nash scored more points (+1,623).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steve Nash 17.3
12
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+2.2
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Steve Nash 2,072
+1,623
12
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Steve Nash 2
Mitch Richmond 9
+7

30+ Point Games

Steve Nash 39
Mitch Richmond 146
+107

20+ Point Games

Steve Nash 309
Mitch Richmond 584
+275

10+ Point Games

Steve Nash 875
+1
Mitch Richmond 874

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steve Nash 1,177
+215
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steve Nash 40
+26
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Steve Nash 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Steve Nash 9
+7
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Steve Nash 48
+35
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Steve Nash 103
+83
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steve Nash 115
+92
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steve Nash 5
+5
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
Steve Nash 14.3 5.2 10.6 49.0 1.4 3.2 42.8 2.5 2.8 90.4 18 1,217
difference:+6.7+2.3+5.8+3.5+0.3+4.0+2.2+2.7+5.4+4+241
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
Steve Nash 17,387 6,321 12,892 49.0 1,685 3,939 42.8 3,060 3,384 90.4 18 1,217
difference:+3,110+984+3,146+3.5+359+522+4.0+1,501+1,981+5.4+4+241
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
Steve Nash 17.3 6.2 13.2 47.3 1.5 3.7 40.6 3.3 3.7 90.0 12 120
difference:+2.2+1.3+2.4+0.6+0.7+1.0+10.4+0.4+0.6+3.1+8+97
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
Steve Nash 2,072 749 1,584 47.3 178 438 40.6 396 440 90.0 12 120
difference:+1,623+577+1,225+0.6+159+375+10.4+310+341+3.1+8+97
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
Steve Nash 3.3
199765
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+18.7
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 9.1
199876
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+13.0
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 7.9
199940
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+16.0
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 8.6
200056
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+13.9
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 15.6
200170
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+6.3
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 17.9
200282
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+5.5
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 17.7
200382
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+5.1
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 14.5
200478
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+8.6
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 15.5
200575
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+10.4
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 18.8
200679
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+4.4
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 18.6
200776
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+1.1
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 16.9
200881
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+0.5
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 15.7
200974
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+0.5
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 16.5
+12.4
201081
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Steve Nash's additional seasons:

* Steve Nash played 4 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2011 to 2014—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 202 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.7 ppg and his lowest 6.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 1.3
19974
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+18.8
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 5.5
+5.5
19984
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash -
DNP
19990
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+22.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash -
DNP
20000
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 13.6
+13.6
200110
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 19.5
+19.5
20028
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 16.1
+16.1
200320
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 13.6
20045
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+7.4
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 23.9
+23.9
200515
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 20.4
+20.4
200620
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 18.9
+18.9
200711
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 16.2
+16.2
20085
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash -
DNP
20090
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Steve Nash 17.8
+16.3
201016
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Steve Nash's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Steve Nash played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 2 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 12.5.

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