Mitch Richmond vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier 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.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mitch Richmond 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Mitch Richmond 0 Norm Van Lier 1

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) *

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.