Mitch Richmond vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Justus Thigpen 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Justus Thigpen - *

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.