Micheal Ray Richardson debuted in the NBA in 1978, appearing in 556 games over 8 seasons. He scored 8,253 points, delivered 3,899 assists, and grabbed 3,056 rebounds, ranking 529th in scoring and 133th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Micheal Ray Richardson |
Date of Birth | April 11, 1955 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Position | Point Guard and Shooting Guard |
Height | 196cm |
Weight | 86kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1978 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 556 games (Ranked 956 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 8,253 points (Ranked 529) |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 124 (Ranked 901) |
Assists (AST) | 3,899 (Ranked 133) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 3,056 (Ranked 601) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 981 (Ranked 429) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 2,075 (Ranked 526) |
Blocks (BLK) | 206 (Ranked 746) |
Steals (STL) | 1,463 (Ranked 57) |
Turnovers (TOV) | 1,854 (Ranked 150) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 1,859 (Ranked 504) |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 21 (Ranked 24) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 45.7% (Ranked 1447) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 69% (Ranked 2846) |
3-Point % (3P%) | 22% (Ranked 2129) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 33.4 minutes (Ranked 141) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1986)
Games Played (G) | 47 |
Points (PTS) | 737 |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 4 |
Assists (AST) | 340 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 250 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 77 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 173 |
Blocks (BLK) | 11 |
Steals (STL) | 125 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 150 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 163 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 1 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 44.8% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 78.8% |
3-Point % (3P%) | 14.8% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 1,604 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1985, 1,649 points
- Most 3P in a Season: 1985, 29
- Most Assists in a Season: 1980, 832
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1982, 565
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1982, 41
- Most Steals in a Season: 1980, 265
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1980, 7
- Best FG% in a Season: 1980, 47.2%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1986, 78.8%
- Best 3P% in a Season: 1985, 25.2%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1981, 3,175 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Micheal Ray Richardson appeared in 16 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 263 |
3P | 6 |
Assists (AST) | 124 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 91 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 30 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 61 |
Blocks (BLK) | 4 |
Steals (STL) | 45 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 46 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 60 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 38.6% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 69.5% |
3-Point % (3P%) | 21.4% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 654 |
Micheal Ray Richardson Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1979 | 72 | 1218 | 469 | 200 | 0.414 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0.539 | 128 | 233 | 78 | 155 | 213 | 100 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 188 |
1980 | 82 | 3060 | 1254 | 502 | 0.472 | 1063 | 27 | 0.245 | 110 | 475 | 0.498 | 953 | 0.485 | 223 | 0.66 | 338 | 539 | 151 | 388 | 832 | 265 | 35 | 7 | 82 | 359 | 260 |
1981 | 79 | 3175 | 1293 | 523 | 0.469 | 1116 | 23 | 0.225 | 102 | 500 | 0.493 | 1014 | 0.479 | 224 | 0.663 | 338 | 545 | 173 | 372 | 627 | 232 | 35 | 4 | 79 | 302 | 258 |
1982 | 82 | 3044 | 1469 | 619 | 0.461 | 1343 | 19 | 0.188 | 101 | 600 | 0.483 | 1242 | 0.468 | 212 | 0.7 | 303 | 565 | 177 | 388 | 572 | 213 | 41 | 7 | 79 | 291 | 317 |
1983 | 64 | 2076 | 806 | 346 | 0.425 | 815 | 8 | 0.157 | 51 | 338 | 0.442 | 764 | 0.429 | 106 | 0.65 | 163 | 295 | 113 | 182 | 432 | 182 | 24 | 0 | 51 | 244 | 240 |
1984 | 48 | 1285 | 576 | 243 | 0.46 | 528 | 14 | 0.241 | 58 | 229 | 0.487 | 470 | 0.473 | 76 | 0.704 | 108 | 172 | 56 | 116 | 214 | 103 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 118 | 156 |
1985 | 82 | 3127 | 1649 | 690 | 0.469 | 1470 | 29 | 0.252 | 115 | 661 | 0.488 | 1355 | 0.479 | 240 | 0.767 | 313 | 457 | 156 | 301 | 669 | 243 | 22 | 2 | 82 | 249 | 277 |
1986 | 47 | 1604 | 737 | 296 | 0.448 | 661 | 4 | 0.148 | 27 | 292 | 0.461 | 634 | 0.451 | 141 | 0.788 | 179 | 250 | 77 | 173 | 340 | 125 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 150 | 163 |