Mitch Richmond vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell and Mitch Richmond 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

Mitch Richmond

vs.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Cazzie Russell 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Cazzie Russell 0.1 (1977) *

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.