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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Mitch Richmond
Career at a glance
Mitch Richmond played 14 NBA regular seasons between 1988 and 2002, appearing in 976 games and averaging 21.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He played for 4 teams: Golden State (1988–91, 234 games), Sacramento (1991–98, 517 games), Washington (1998–01, 161 games), L.A. Lakers (2001–02, 64 games). His best scoring season was 1996–97 with Sacramento: 25.9 points per game over 81 games.
Championship season: 2001–02 (L.A. Lakers). In the playoffs he appeared in 4 postseason runs (23 games, 19.5 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 20,500 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Mitch Richmond
Mitchell James Richmond III (born June 30, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College and Kansas State University. He was a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games, Richmond averaged 21.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. Richmond was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014. His jersey No. 2 was retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons.
- Born
- June 30, 1965 (age 61) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Listed weight
- 220 lb (100 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard
- High school
- Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
- College
- Moberly Area CC (1984–1986) Kansas State (1986–1988)
- NBA draft
- 1988: 1st round, 5th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1988–2002
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2002)
- 6× NBA All-Star (1993–1998)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (1995)
- 3× All-NBA Second Team (1994, 1995, 1997)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (1996, 1998)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1989)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1989)
- No. 2 retired by Sacramento Kings
- Consensus second-team All-American (1988)
- No. 23 retired by Kansas State Wildcats
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Golden State | 79 | 79 | 34.4 | .468 | .367 | .810 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 22.0 |
| 1989–90 | Golden State | 78 | 78 | 35.9 | .497 | .358 | .866 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 1990–91 | Golden State | 77 | 77 | 39.3 | .494 | .348 | .847 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 23.9 |
| 1991–92 | Sacramento | 80 | 80 | 38.7 | .468 | .384 | .813 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| 1992–93 | Sacramento | 45 | 45 | 38.4 | .474 | .369 | .845 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 21.9 |
| 1993–94 | Sacramento | 78 | 78 | 37.1 | .445 | .407 | .834 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 23.4 |
| 1994–95 | Sacramento | 82* | 82* | 38.7 | .446 | .368 | .843 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 22.8 |
| 1995–96 | Sacramento | 81 | 81 | 36.4 | .447 | .437 | .866 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 23.1 |
| 1996–97 | Sacramento | 81 | 81 | 38.6 | .454 | .428 | .861 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 25.9 |
| 1997–98 | Sacramento | 70 | 70 | 36.7 | .445 | .389 | .864 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 23.2 |
| 1998–99 | Washington | 50* | 50* | 38.2 | .412 | .317 | .857 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 19.7 |
| 1999–00 | Washington | 74 | 69 | 32.4 | .426 | .386 | .876 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 17.4 |
| 2000–01 | Washington | 37 | 30 | 32.9 | .407 | .338 | .894 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.2 |
| 2001–02† | L.A. Lakers | 64 | 2 | 11.1 | .405 | .290 | .955 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Career | 976 | 902 | 35.2 | .455 | .388 | .850 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 21.0 | |
| All-Star | 5 | 1 | 22.0 | .439 | .500 | .500 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.4 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Golden State | 8 | 8 | 39.3 | .459 | .188 | .895 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | .1 | 20.1 |
| 1991 | Golden State | 9 | 9 | 41.3 | .503 | .333 | .958 | 5.2 | 2.4 | .6 | .7 | 22.3 |
| 1996 | Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 36.5 | .444 | .348 | .800 | 4.3 | 3.0 | .8 | .0 | 21.0 |
| 2002† | L.A. Lakers | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 23 | 21 | 36.3 | .479 | .302 | .869 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 19.5 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 5″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1988
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 5
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