Mitch Richmond vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Gerry Ward 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Gerry Ward - 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.