Micheal Ray Richardson

Micheal Ray Richardson

1978–1985

Career 556 G · 8,253 PTS · 14.8 PPG · 5.5 RPG · 7.0 APG

Seasons leading the NBA

11

16 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1979 Best season

Spanning 1979–1984, peaking at 5 titles in 1979.

Led in Total Steals for 3 straight seasons (1979–1981) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

27th League titles 11
101st Top-5 finishes 16

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

2nd Steals per Game 2.6
31st Assists per Game 7.0
58th Total Steals 1,463
137th Total Assists 3,899
159th Turnovers 1,854
291st Points per Game 14.8
413th Rebounds per Game 5.5
437th Offensive Rebounds 981
481st Field Goals Made 3,419
500th Field Goal Percentage 45.7%

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Total Steals	4	1st	3 yrs (1979–1981)	1979 265 1980 232 1981 213 1984 243
Steals per Game	4	1st	2 yrs (1979–1980)	1979 3.2 1980 2.9 1982 2.8 1984 3.0 1981 #3
Turnovers	1	1st	—	1979 359 1980 #2
Total Assists	1	1st	—	1979 832 1980 #3
Assists per Game	1	1st	—	1979 10.2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1984	2	SPG 3.0 STL 243
1982	1	SPG 2.8
1981	1	STL 213
1980	2	SPG 2.9 STL 232
1979	5	SPG 3.2 APG 10.2 STL 265 AST 832 TOV 359

Season Averages

8 seasons

Year	Team	GP	MPG	PTS	PPG	REB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1978	NYK	72	16.9	469	6.5	233	3.2	213	3.0	100	18	141	41.4%	—	53.9%
1979	NYK	82	37.3	1,254	15.3	539	6.6	832	10.2	265	35	359	47.2%	24.6%	66.0%
1980	NYK	79	40.2	1,293	16.4	545	6.9	627	7.9	232	35	302	46.9%	22.6%	66.3%
1981	NYK	82	37.1	1,469	17.9	565	6.9	572	7.0	213	41	291	46.1%	18.8%	70.0%
1982	NJN	64	32.4	806	12.6	295	4.6	432	6.8	182	24	244	42.5%	15.7%	65.0%
1983	NJN	48	26.8	576	12.0	172	3.6	214	4.5	103	20	118	46.0%	24.1%	70.4%
1984	NJN	82	38.1	1,649	20.1	457	5.6	669	8.2	243	22	249	46.9%	25.2%	76.7%
1985	NJN	47	34.1	737	15.7	250	5.3	340	7.2	125	11	150	44.8%	14.8%	78.8%
Career	—	556	33.4	8,253	14.8	3,056	5.5	3,899	7.0	1,463	206	1,854	45.7%	22.0%	69.0%