Happy Hairston vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Happy Hairston that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Happy Hairston

vs.

Mitch Richmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Mitch Richmond 5

Rookie of The Year Happy Hairston 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.