Micheal Ray Richardson PG

Born: Apr 11, 1955 (69 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Lubbock, Texas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 189 (86kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1978 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks

Pre-Draft Team: Montana (Sr)

High School: Manual High School [Denver, Colorado]

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NBA

8 Years Of Service - 2x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 4x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1978-79 NYK 72 - 16.9 6.51 2.78 6.71 .414 - - - 0.96 1.78 .539 1.08 2.15 3.24 2.96 1.39 0.25 1.96 2.61
1979-80 ☆ NYK 82 - 37.3 15.29 6.12 12.96 .472 0.33 1.34 .245 2.72 4.12 .660 1.84 4.73 6.57 10.15 3.23 0.43 4.38 3.17
1980-81 ☆ NYK 79 - 40.2 16.37 6.62 14.13 .469 0.29 1.29 .225 2.84 4.28 .663 2.19 4.71 6.90 7.94 2.94 0.44 3.82 3.27
1981-82 ☆ NYK 82 79 37.1 17.91 7.55 16.38 .461 0.23 1.23 .188 2.59 3.70 .700 2.16 4.73 6.89 6.98 2.60 0.50 3.55 3.87
1982-83 * All Teams 64 51 32.4 12.59 5.41 12.73 .425 0.12 0.80 .157 1.66 2.55 .650 1.77 2.84 4.61 6.75 2.84 0.38 3.81 3.75
1982-83 * GOS 33 25 32.5 12.45 5.33 12.94 .412 0.12 0.94 .129 1.67 2.64 .632 1.36 3.03 4.39 7.42 3.06 0.27 4.15 3.76
1982-83 * NJN 31 26 32.3 12.74 5.48 12.52 .438 0.13 0.65 .200 1.65 2.45 .671 2.19 2.65 4.84 6.03 2.61 0.48 3.45 3.74
1983-84 NJN 48 25 26.8 12.00 5.06 11.00 .460 0.29 1.21 .241 1.58 2.25 .704 1.17 2.42 3.58 4.46 2.15 0.42 2.46 3.25
1984-85 ☆ NJN 82 82 38.1 20.11 8.41 17.93 .469 0.35 1.40 .252 2.93 3.82 .767 1.90 3.67 5.57 8.16 2.96 0.27 3.04 3.38
1985-86 NJN 47 39 34.1 15.68 6.30 14.06 .448 0.09 0.57 .148 3.00 3.81 .788 1.64 3.68 5.32 7.23 2.66 0.23 3.19 3.47
CAREER   556 276 33.4 14.84 6.15 13.45 .457 0.26 1.17 .220 2.32 3.36 .690 1.76 3.73 5.50 7.01 2.63 0.37 3.33 3.34

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1978-79 NYK 72 - 1,218 469 200 483 .414 - - - 69 128 .539 78 155 233 213 100 18 141 188
1979-80 ☆ NYK 82 - 3,060 1,254 502 1,063 .472 27 110 .245 223 338 .660 151 388 539 832 265 35 359 260
1980-81 ☆ NYK 79 - 3,175 1,293 523 1,116 .469 23 102 .225 224 338 .663 173 372 545 627 232 35 302 258
1981-82 ☆ NYK 82 79 3,044 1,469 619 1,343 .461 19 101 .188 212 303 .700 177 388 565 572 213 41 291 317
1982-83 * All Teams 64 51 2,076 806 346 815 .425 8 51 .157 106 163 .650 113 182 295 432 182 24 244 240
1982-83 * GOS 33 25 1,074 411 176 427 .412 4 31 .129 55 87 .632 45 100 145 245 101 9 137 124
1982-83 * NJN 31 26 1,002 395 170 388 .438 4 20 .200 51 76 .671 68 82 150 187 81 15 107 116
1983-84 NJN 48 25 1,285 576 243 528 .460 14 58 .241 76 108 .704 56 116 172 214 103 20 118 156
1984-85 ☆ NJN 82 82 3,127 1,649 690 1,470 .469 29 115 .252 240 313 .767 156 301 457 669 243 22 249 277
1985-86 NJN 47 39 1,604 737 296 661 .448 4 27 .148 141 179 .788 77 173 250 340 125 11 150 163
CAREER   556 276 18,589 8,253 3,419 7,479 .457 124 564 .220 1,291 1,870 .690 981 2,075 3,056 3,899 1,463 206 1,854 1,859

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1978-79 NYK 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .112 1.51 0.71 0.27 28 44 .389 -1.40 1.70 0.30
1979-80 ☆ NYK 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 2.32 0.74 0.32 39 43 .476 2.40 3.70 6.00
1980-81 ☆ NYK 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 2.08 0.77 0.30 48 31 .608 2.20 4.70 6.90
1981-82 ☆ NYK 82 79 6 2 0 0 0 0 .338 1.97 0.73 0.23 33 49 .402 1.60 3.80 5.50
1982-83 * All Teams 64 51 9 0 0 0 0 0 .279 1.77 0.75 0.20 32 32 .500 - - -
1982-83 * GOS 33 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 .116 1.79 0.74 0.20 15 18 .455 -1.10 1.20 0.10
1982-83 * NJN 31 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 .102 1.75 0.76 0.20 17 14 .548 - 1.90 1.90
1983-84 NJN 48 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 .126 1.81 0.87 0.20 28 20 .583 0.30 2.10 2.40
1984-85 ☆ NJN 82 82 28 0 0 0 0 0 .373 2.69 0.98 0.21 42 40 .512 4.50 4.20 8.70
1985-86 NJN 47 39 12 1 0 0 0 0 .315 2.27 0.83 0.27 23 24 .489 0.84 2.46 3.30
CAREER   556 276 56 3 0 0 0 0 .237 2.10 0.79 0.25 273 283 .491 10.44 22.66 33.10

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1978-79 NYK 72 - .435 .414 6.87 13.77 10.30 22.86 20.73 3.76 0.78 21.90 95.31 0.08 0.97 87.8 101.1 12.43
1979-80 ☆ NYK 82 - .517 .485 5.32 13.95 9.59 34.11 22.86 3.91 0.62 19.74 137.75 6.19 1.18 102.6 103.9 17.89
1980-81 ☆ NYK 79 - .511 .479 6.01 13.86 9.80 27.46 19.28 3.50 0.63 20.04 135.69 3.68 1.16 102.3 101.7 17.19
1981-82 ☆ NYK 82 79 .498 .468 6.53 14.88 10.62 27.43 16.47 3.39 0.78 23.94 134.87 3.01 1.09 102.0 105.1 17.72
1982-83 * All Teams 64 51 .454 .429 5.95 9.80 7.85 28.22 21.58 4.04 0.66 21.39 123.17 2.10 0.99 92.7 100.8 13.87
1982-83 * GOS 33 25 .442 .417 4.39 10.43 7.31 30.30 22.75 4.35 0.47 22.01 117.34 2.43 0.96 89.2 103.6 13.58
1982-83 * NJN 31 26 .469 .443 7.77 9.14 8.46 25.89 20.25 3.72 0.87 20.73 130.92 1.75 1.02 96.2 97.8 14.18
1983-84 NJN 48 25 .500 .473 4.89 10.49 7.64 23.02 17.01 3.74 0.91 21.46 140.53 1.89 1.09 100.9 102.6 15.09
1984-85 ☆ NJN 82 82 .513 .479 5.42 11.16 8.19 30.47 13.41 3.69 0.41 23.98 148.83 6.37 1.12 109.0 105.2 19.76
1985-86 NJN 47 39 .498 .451 5.35 11.82 8.61 30.13 16.86 3.60 0.40 22.19 138.37 4.70 1.11 102.7 103.4 16.70
CAREER   556 276 .497 .465 5.79 12.64 9.16 28.83 18.26 3.67 0.63 21.73 136.74 3.99 1.10 101.3 102.7 16.97

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NBA Transactions

Jun 9, 1978 - The New York Knicks selected Micheal Ray Richardson in Round 1 with Pick 4 in the 1978 NBA Draft.
Sep 5, 1978 - Micheal Ray Richardson signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Nov 11, 1980 - Micheal Ray Richardson signed a veteran extension with the New York Knicks.
Oct 22, 1982 - Micheal Ray Richardson was acquired by the Golden State Warriors from the New York Knicks in a trade.
Feb 7, 1983 - Micheal Ray Richardson was acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1985 - Micheal Ray Richardson, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.
Sep 3, 1985 - Micheal Ray Richardson signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Feb 25, 1986 - The New Jersey Nets placed the contract of Micheal Ray Richardson on waivers.
Feb 27, 1986 - Micheal Ray Richardson, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Player Of The Week - 10/28/1979, 3/22/1981, 12/30/1984, 4/14/1985
All-NBA Defensive First Team - 1980, 1981
NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year - 1985

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 NYK 2 - 43.0 11.50 4.00 16.50 .242 0.00 2.00 .000 3.50 6.00 .583 3.00 6.50 9.50 5.50 3.50 0.00 4.00 4.00
1982-83 NJN 2 0 29.0 9.50 4.00 10.50 .381 0.00 0.50 .000 1.50 2.50 .600 1.00 3.00 4.00 2.50 2.50 0.00 2.00 1.50
1983-84 NJN 11 0 40.3 16.82 6.27 15.36 .408 0.55 2.00 .273 3.73 5.09 .732 1.82 3.09 4.91 7.18 3.09 0.36 2.73 3.64
1984-85 NJN 3 3 41.7 18.33 7.67 19.00 .404 0.00 0.67 .000 3.00 4.67 .643 1.33 4.67 6.00 11.33 1.33 0.00 2.67 4.00
CAREER   18 3 39.6 15.67 6.00 15.56 .386 0.33 1.61 .207 3.33 4.83 .690 1.78 3.72 5.50 7.17 2.78 0.22 2.78 3.50

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 NYK 2 - 86 23 8 33 .242 0 4 .000 7 12 .583 6 13 19 11 7 0 8 8
1982-83 NJN 2 0 58 19 8 21 .381 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 2 6 8 5 5 0 4 3
1983-84 NJN 11 0 443 185 69 169 .408 6 22 .273 41 56 .732 20 34 54 79 34 4 30 40
1984-85 NJN 3 3 125 55 23 57 .404 0 2 .000 9 14 .643 4 14 18 34 4 0 8 12
CAREER   18 3 712 282 108 280 .386 6 29 .207 60 87 .690 32 67 99 129 50 4 50 63

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1980-81 NYK 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1.38 0.88 0.36 0 2 .000 -0.30 0.20 -0.20
1982-83 NJN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 1.25 1.25 0.24 0 2 .000 -0.10 - -
1983-84 NJN 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .358 2.63 1.13 0.33 5 6 .455 0.30 0.90 1.20
1984-85 NJN 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .422 4.25 0.50 0.25 0 3 .000 - - -
CAREER   18 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .335 2.58 1.00 0.31 5 13 .278 -0.10 1.10 1.00

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1980-81 NYK 2 - .300 .242 7.26 18.39 12.40 19.69 17.29 4.25 - 22.58 82.58 -0.83 0.70 71.2 97.7 7.76
1982-83 NJN 2 0 .409 .381 3.80 12.57 7.98 11.70 14.71 4.19 - 19.16 98.10 -1.21 0.90 88.0 110.1 10.58
1983-84 NJN 11 0 .478 .426 4.73 9.45 6.90 28.47 13.41 3.73 0.59 20.52 141.32 5.27 1.09 105.1 100.2 15.98
1984-85 NJN 3 3 .435 .404 3.39 11.60 7.54 36.10 11.24 1.46 - 22.96 104.64 11.36 0.96 99.6 116.2 14.47
CAREER   18 3 .443 .396 4.74 11.20 7.78 27.37 13.58 3.40 0.35 21.09 128.23 5.23 1.01 98.8 103.9 14.69

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980 East 1 - 13 6 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 2
1981 East 1 - 24 11 5 7 .714 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 3 4 0 2 3
1982 East 1 0 20 10 5 10 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1
1985 East 1 0 13 5 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 3
TOTAL   4 0 70 32 15 32 .469 0 3 .000 2 4 .500 5 5 10 10 9 0 7 9
AVERAGES   4 0 17.5 8.00 3.75 8.00 .469 0.00 0.75 .000 0.50 1.00 .500 1.25 1.25 2.50 2.50 2.25 0.00 1.75 2.25

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NCAA

College: Montana (1978)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1974-75 Montana Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-76 Montana So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Montana Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977-78 Montana Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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What is the age of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson is 69 years old.

What is the height of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

What is the weight of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson is 189 lbs (86kg).

What is the birthday of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson was born on Apr 11, 1955.

What position does Micheal Ray Richardson play?

Micheal Ray Richardson plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson was drafted out of Montana.

What high school did Micheal Ray Richardson attend?

Micheal Ray Richardson attended Manual High School in Denver, Colorado.

What nationality is Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson has a United States nationality.

Where was Micheal Ray Richardson born?

Micheal Ray Richardson was born in Lubbock, Texas.

How many NBA seasons has Micheal Ray Richardson played?

Micheal Ray Richardson played 8 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson had career averages 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 2.6 steals in 556 games.

What are the career totals of Micheal Ray Richardson?

Micheal Ray Richardson had career totals of 8,253 points, 3,056 rebounds, 3,899 assists, 206 blocks, 1,463 steals in 556 games.

How many teams has Micheal Ray Richardson been on?

Micheal Ray Richardson played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks.

When was Micheal Ray Richardson drafted?

Micheal Ray Richardson was drafted in the 1st round (#4 overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

What is Micheal Ray Richardson's career high in points?

Micheal Ray Richardson averaged a career high 20.1 points per game in 1984-1985.

What is Micheal Ray Richardson's career high in rebounds?

Micheal Ray Richardson averaged a career high 6.9 rebounds per game in 1980-1981.

What is Micheal Ray Richardson's career high in assists?

Micheal Ray Richardson averaged a career high 10.1 assists per game in 1979-1980.

What is the career PER of Micheal Ray Richardson's?

Micheal Ray Richardson had a career PER of 17.0.

How many times did Micheal Ray Richardson win All-NBA Defensive First Team?

Micheal Ray Richardson won All-NBA Defensive 1st 2 times.

How many All-Star teams has Micheal Ray Richardson been on?

Micheal Ray Richardson is a 4x All-Star.