Mitch Richmond vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

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

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)