Phil Jackson vs. Mitch Richmond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mitch Richmond and Phil Jackson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Phil Jackson played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Mitch Richmond, who played 14. Phil Jackson had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Mitch Richmond had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Phil Jackson 12 8 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mitch Richmond 14 4 1988-89 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1967-681988-89
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 75 14.6 6.2 - - 4.5 0.7 - - - 2.8 2.4 6.1 .400 - - - 1.3 2.2 .589
Mitch Richmond 79 34.4 22.0 2.0 3.9 5.9 4.2 1.0 0.2 3.4 2.8 8.2 17.5 .468 0.4 1.1 .367 5.2 6.4 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 6 15.0 4.0 - - 4.2 0.3 - - - 3.8 1.7 5.8 .286 - - - 0.7 0.8 .800
Mitch Richmond 8 39.3 20.1 1.3 6.0 7.3 4.4 1.8 0.1 3.0 3.1 7.8 16.9 .459 0.4 2.0 .188 4.3 4.8 .895

Season 2

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1968-691989-90
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 47 19.7 7.1 - - 5.2 0.9 - - - 3.6 2.7 6.3 .429 - - - 1.7 2.5 .672
Mitch Richmond 78 35.9 22.1 1.3 3.4 4.6 2.9 1.3 0.3 2.6 2.7 8.2 16.5 .497 0.4 1.2 .358 5.2 6.0 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Note: Phil Jackson didn't play in 1969-70 (NBA ChampionNBA Champion).

Season 3

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1970-711990-91
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 71 10.9 4.7 - - 3.4 0.4 - - - 2.4 1.7 3.7 .449 - - - 1.3 1.9 .714
Mitch Richmond 77 39.3 23.9 1.9 4.0 5.9 3.1 1.6 0.4 3.0 2.7 9.1 18.5 .494 0.5 1.5 .348 5.1 6.0 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 5 6.0 1.8 - - 2.0 0.4 - - - 1.6 0.8 2.8 .286 - - - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Mitch Richmond 9 41.3 22.3 1.1 4.1 5.2 2.4 0.6 0.7 1.9 3.1 9.4 18.8 .503 0.9 2.7 .333 2.6 2.7 .958

Season 4

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1971-721991-92
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 80 15.9 7.2 - - 4.1 0.9 - - - 2.8 2.6 5.8 .440 - - - 2.1 2.9 .732
Mitch Richmond 80 38.7 22.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 5.1 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.9 8.6 18.3 .468 1.3 3.4 .384 4.1 5.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 16 20.0 9.8 - - 5.1 0.9 - - - 3.2 3.6 7.5 .475 - - - 2.6 3.6 .737
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1972-731992-93
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 80 17.4 8.1 - - 4.3 1.2 - - - 2.7 3.1 6.9 .443 - - - 1.9 2.4 .790
Mitch Richmond 45 38.4 21.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 3.0 8.2 17.4 .474 1.1 2.9 .369 4.4 5.2 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 17 19.9 8.7 - - 4.2 1.4 - - - 3.5 3.5 7.1 .500 - - - 1.6 2.2 .737
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1973-741993-94
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 82 25.0 11.1 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 - 3.4 4.4 9.2 .477 - - - 2.3 3.0 .776
Mitch Richmond 78 37.1 23.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.8 2.7 8.1 18.3 .445 1.6 4.0 .407 5.5 6.6 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 12 24.8 11.3 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.4 - 3.3 4.5 9.7 .466 - - - 2.3 2.5 .900
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1974-751994-95
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 78 29.3 10.8 1.8 5.9 7.7 1.7 1.1 0.7 - 4.2 4.2 9.1 .455 - - - 2.5 3.2 .763
Mitch Richmond 82 38.7 22.8 0.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.9 2.8 8.1 18.3 .446 1.9 5.2 .368 4.6 5.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 3 26.0 9.0 1.7 6.7 8.3 0.7 1.3 1.0 - 5.0 3.3 7.0 .476 - - - 2.3 2.7 .875
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1975-761995-96
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 80 18.3 6.0 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 - 3.4 2.3 4.8 .478 - - - 1.4 1.9 .733
Mitch Richmond 81 36.4 23.1 0.7 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.5 0.2 2.7 2.9 7.5 16.9 .447 2.8 6.4 .437 5.2 6.1 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 4 36.5 21.0 0.8 3.5 4.3 3.0 0.8 0.0 3.8 2.8 6.0 13.5 .444 2.0 5.8 .348 7.0 8.8 .800

Season 9

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1976-771996-97
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 76 13.6 3.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.1 0.4 0.2 - 2.4 1.3 3.1 .440 - - - 0.7 0.9 .718
Mitch Richmond 81 38.6 25.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 4.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.6 8.9 19.5 .454 2.5 5.9 .428 5.6 6.6 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1977-781997-98
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 63 10.4 2.4 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.7 0.9 1.8 .478 - - - 0.7 0.9 .768
Mitch Richmond 70 36.7 23.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.6 2.2 7.8 17.4 .445 1.9 4.8 .389 5.8 6.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 6 8.3 2.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.7 1.3 .500 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1978-791998-99
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 59 18.1 6.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.8 2.4 5.1 .475 - - - 1.5 1.8 .819
Mitch Richmond 50 38.2 19.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.4 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.4 6.6 16.1 .412 1.4 4.4 .317 5.0 5.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 2 10.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season 1979-801999-00
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson 16 12.1 4.1 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.2 1.8 2.9 .630 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .700
Mitch Richmond 74 32.4 17.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.5 1.5 0.2 2.1 2.6 6.0 14.2 .426 1.3 3.3 .386 4.0 4.6 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season -2000-01
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 37 32.9 16.2 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.0 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.3 5.5 13.6 .407 1.2 3.6 .338 3.9 4.3 .894
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Phil Jackson Mitch Richmond
Season -2001-02
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 64 11.1 4.1 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 3.9 .405 0.3 1.0 .290 0.7 0.7 .955
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jackson ------- --- ----------
Mitch Richmond 2 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500