Michael Ray Richardson Career Splits

Pronunciation: \MY-kul\

Michael Ray Richardson

(First name was misspelled "Micheal" in official sources for decades, but birth records and Richardson himself indicate his first name is spelled "Michael")

(Sugar Ray, Mike)

Position: Point Guard and Shooting Guard ▪ Shoots: Right

6-5, 189lb (196cm, 85kg)

Born: April 11, 1955 in Lubbock, Texas us

College: Montana

High School: Manual in Denver, Colorado

Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1978 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 13, 1978

Career Length: 8 years

4x All Star
1979-80 AST Champ
3x STL Champ
2x All-Defensive

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SUMMARY

Career

556

PTS

14.8

TRB

5.5

AST

7.0

FG%

45.7

FG3%

22.0

FT%

69.0

eFG%

46.5

PER

16.9

35.2

Career Splits

Game & Season level advanced stats calculations differ slightly · For reg. season games 1946-47 to 2024-25

Career Splits Table
		Totals																	Shooting			Advanced				Per Game
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
	Total	556	442	18600	3418	6423			1291	1869		2511	3064					8251	.532		.691	.569				33.5	14.8	4.5	5.5
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Place	Home	290	229	9781	1815	3335			696	1000		1331	1708					4387	.544		.696	.581				33.7	15.1	4.6	5.9
	Road	266	213	8819	1603	3088			595	869		1180	1356					3864	.519		.685	.557				33.2	14.5	4.4	5.1
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
All-Star	Pre	333	260	11044	2004	3705			792	1152		1477	1818					4854	.541		.688	.576				33.2	14.6	4.4	5.5
	Post	223	182	7556	1414	2718			499	717		1034	1246					3397	.520		.696	.560				33.9	15.2	4.6	5.6
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Result	Win	273	229	9634	1847	3254			723	1024		1283	1693					4482	.568		.706	.605				35.3	16.4	4.7	6.2
	Loss	283	213	8966	1571	3169			568	845		1228	1371					3769	.496		.672	.532				31.7	13.3	4.3	4.8
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Month	October	36	28	1152	194	341			79	131		142	162					474	.569		.603	.595				32.0	13.2	3.9	4.5
	November	86	71	2669	470	874			188	256		390	395					1138	.538		.734	.577				31.0	13.2	4.5	4.6
	December	105	87	3694	708	1270			310	449		463	665					1740	.557		.690	.593				35.2	16.6	4.4	6.3
	January	95	67	3192	576	1076			197	284		431	529					1368	.535		.694	.570				33.6	14.4	4.5	5.6
	February	93	64	3080	540	1081			198	291		427	551					1308	.500		.680	.541				33.1	14.1	4.6	5.9
	March	104	91	3588	648	1202			260	368		471	519					1591	.539		.707	.583				34.5	15.3	4.5	5.0
	April	37	34	1225	282	579			59	90		187	243					632	.487		.656	.511				33.1	17.1	5.1	6.6
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Day	Sunday	55	44	1852	322	611			108	169		236	302					761	.527		.639	.555				33.7	13.8	4.3	5.5
	Monday	18	13	560	113	190			33	44		71	95					264	.595		.750	.630				31.1	14.7	3.9	5.3
	Tuesday	126	95	4202	793	1463			278	413		547	676					1898	.542		.673	.577				33.3	15.1	4.3	5.4
	Wednesday	88	71	2968	558	1105			235	332		432	516					1376	.505		.708	.550				33.7	15.6	4.9	5.9
	Thursday	61	49	2026	358	672			136	196		284	303					867	.533		.694	.572				33.2	14.2	4.7	5.0
	Friday	89	74	2904	507	996			207	294		386	488					1232	.509		.704	.547				32.6	13.8	4.3	5.5
	Saturday	119	96	4088	767	1386			294	421		555	684					1853	.553		.698	.590				34.4	15.6	4.7	5.7
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Role	Starter	442	442	16356	3034	5519			1144	1630		2136	2654					7330	.550		.702	.588				37.0	16.6	4.8	6.0
	Reserve	114	0	2244	384	904			147	239		375	410					921	.425		.615	.456				19.7	8.1	3.3	3.6
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Minutes	40+	184	184	7979	1466	2518			614	857		1038	1269					3603	.582		.716	.622				43.4	19.6	5.6	6.9
	30-39	207	192	7246	1395	2668			482	686		994	1236					3322	.523		.703	.559				35.0	16.0	4.8	6.0
	20-29	96	55	2442	404	869			150	248		341	405					973	.465		.605	.497				25.4	10.1	3.6	4.2
	10-19	52	9	806	133	311			39	66		112	138					307	.428		.591	.451				15.5	5.9	2.2	2.7
	0-9	17	2	127	20	57			6	12		26	16					46	.351		.500	.369				7.5	2.7	1.5	0.9
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Rest	0 Days	159	131	5439	1031	1839			415	592		688	840					2513	.561		.701	.598				34.2	15.8	4.3	5.3
	1 Day	221	178	7491	1327	2667			532	749		1067	1299					3233	.498		.710	.539				33.9	14.6	4.8	5.9
	2 Days	119	96	3892	740	1301			222	356		511	649					1727	.569		.624	.592				32.7	14.5	4.3	5.5
	3+ Days	57	37	1778	320	616			122	172		245	276					778	.519		.709	.562				31.2	13.6	4.3	4.8
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Conference	Eastern	364	300	12288	2277	4201			889	1299		1651	1929					5528	.542		.684	.579				33.8	15.2	4.5	5.3
	Western	192	142	6312	1141	2222			402	570		860	1135					2723	.514		.705	.551				32.9	14.2	4.5	5.9
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Division	Atlantic	147	124	5062	915	1705			394	561		689	807					2254	.537		.702	.577				34.4	15.3	4.7	5.5
	Central	217	176	7226	1362	2496			495	738		962	1122					3274	.546		.671	.580				33.3	15.1	4.4	5.2
	Midwest	92	69	3029	564	1102			189	286		427	565					1331	.512		.661	.542				32.9	14.5	4.6	6.1
	Pacific	100	73	3283	577	1120			213	284		433	570					1392	.515		.750	.559				32.8	13.9	4.3	5.7
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Opponent	Atlanta	40	29	1236	200	393			86	136		168	180					491	.509		.632	.542				30.9	12.3	4.2	4.5
	Boston	37	33	1283	245	426			94	133		170	179					596	.575		.707	.615				34.7	16.1	4.6	4.8
	Chicago	31	23	996	190	379			64	100		132	183					453	.501		.640	.535				32.1	14.6	4.3	5.9
	Cleveland	33	28	1099	228	386			71	99		149	167					539	.591		.717	.627				33.3	16.3	4.5	5.1
	Dallas	11	9	399	67	155			24	34		58	87					159	.432		.706	.468				36.3	14.5	5.3	7.9
	Denver	16	11	540	102	224			37	54		82	105					245	.455		.685	.494				33.8	15.3	5.1	6.6
	Detroit	35	32	1223	265	461			77	110		178	186					618	.575		.700	.607				34.9	17.7	5.1	5.3
	Golden State	15	10	497	96	174			39	53		73	96					233	.552		.736	.590				33.1	15.5	4.9	6.4
	Houston	22	17	716	110	183			51	81		90	102					274	.601		.630	.627				32.5	12.5	4.1	4.6
	Indiana	35	28	1206	222	406			71	109		145	181					521	.547		.651	.574				34.5	14.9	4.1	5.2
	LAC, SDC	16	10	477	89	170			22	32		50	76					201	.524		.688	.546				29.8	12.6	3.1	4.8
	LA Lakers	17	14	541	95	203			29	35		62	98					224	.468		.829	.513				31.8	13.2	3.6	5.8
	Milwaukee	34	28	1171	223	460			91	129		173	217					543	.485		.705	.525				34.4	16.0	5.1	6.4
	New Jersey	23	18	786	131	222			70	103		112	111					338	.590		.680	.632				34.2	14.7	4.9	4.8
	New York	12	11	462	90	191			56	63		72	92					241	.471		.889	.551				38.5	20.1	6.0	7.7
	Oklahoma City	18	14	621	114	220			53	69		84	104					287	.518		.768	.573				34.5	15.9	4.7	5.8
	Philadelphia	38	32	1280	228	438			72	127		162	235					534	.521		.567	.541				33.7	14.1	4.3	6.2
	Phoenix	16	13	539	85	163			30	42		65	89					207	.521		.714	.570				33.7	12.9	4.1	5.6
	Portland	18	12	608	98	190			40	53		99	107					240	.516		.755	.563				33.8	13.3	5.5	5.9
	KCK, SAC	15	12	446	83	147			32	49		67	89					200	.565		.653	.593				29.7	13.3	4.5	5.9
	San Antonio	19	14	620	115	183			45	70		56	79					280	.628		.643	.655				32.6	14.7	2.9	4.2
	NOJ, UTA	18	14	603	121	221			35	53		91	111					282	.548		.660	.577				33.5	15.7	5.1	6.2
	Washington	37	30	1251	221	428			102	135		173	190					545	.516		.756	.559				33.8	14.7	4.7	5.1