Mitch Richmond vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Garfield Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.