Tom Patterson vs. Mitch Richmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Richmond and Tom Patterson 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

Tom Patterson

vs.

Mitch Richmond

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Mitch Richmond 4

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 5

Rookie of The Year Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 Mitch Richmond 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Mitch Richmond 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Mitch Richmond 3.5

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Mitch Richmond 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Mitch Richmond 20,497

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Mitch Richmond 3,801

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Mitch Richmond 3,398

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Mitch Richmond 1,211

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Mitch Richmond 254

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Mitch Richmond 976

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Mitch Richmond .455

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .388

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Mitch Richmond .850

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Mitch Richmond 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Mitch Richmond 5.3

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Mitch Richmond 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Mitch Richmond 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Mitch Richmond 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 449

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 123

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Mitch Richmond 69

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Mitch Richmond 22

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Mitch Richmond 7

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Mitch Richmond 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Mitch Richmond .479

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** Mitch Richmond .302

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Mitch Richmond .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991)

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.