Mitch Richmond vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas 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.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Mitch Richmond 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Paul Silas 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Paul Silas 0.7 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.