Micheal Ray Richardson PG

Height: 6-5 (196cm)

Weight: 189 lbs (86kg)

Born: Apr 11, 1955 (70 years old)

Hometown: Lubbock, Texas

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1978 Round 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks

Pre-Draft Team: Montana (Sr)

High School: Manual High School (Denver, Colorado)

2x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 4x All-Star

Micheal Ray Richardson Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2/24/1986	Wizards	16	4	9	1	0
2/22/1986	Hawks	12	3	4	0	0
2/21/1986	Lakers	14	4	8	3	0
2/19/1986	Bulls	6	3	8	2	1
2/17/1986	Mavericks	13	6	7	0	0

NBA Career
NCAA Career

NBA Career

8 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1978-79	23	NYK	72	16.9	6.5	3.2	3.0	1.4	0.2	2.0	.414	-	.539
1979-80 ☆	24	NYK	82	37.3	15.3	6.6	10.1	3.2	0.4	4.4	.472	.245	.660
1980-81 ☆	25	NYK	79	40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	2.9	0.4	3.8	.469	.225	.663
1981-82 ☆	26	NYK	82	37.1	17.9	6.9	7.0	2.6	0.5	3.5	.461	.188	.700
1982-83	27	GOS, NJN	64	32.4	12.6	4.6	6.8	2.8	0.4	3.8	.425	.157	.650
1983-84	28	NJN	48	26.8	12.0	3.6	4.5	2.1	0.4	2.5	.460	.241	.704
1984-85 ☆	29	NJN	82	38.1	20.1	5.6	8.2	3.0	0.3	3.0	.469	.252	.767
1985-86	30	NJN	47	34.1	15.7	5.3	7.2	2.7	0.2	3.2	.448	.148	.788
CAREER			556	33.4	14.8	5.5	7.0	2.6	0.4	3.3	.457	.220	.690

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1978-79	23	NYK	72	-	16.9	6.5	2.8	6.7	.414	-	-	-	1.0	1.8	.539	1.1	2.2	3.2	3.0	1.4	0.2	2.0	2.6
1979-80 ☆	24	NYK	82	-	37.3	15.3	6.1	13.0	.472	0.3	1.3	.245	2.7	4.1	.660	1.8	4.7	6.6	10.1	3.2	0.4	4.4	3.2
1980-81 ☆	25	NYK	79	-	40.2	16.4	6.6	14.1	.469	0.3	1.3	.225	2.8	4.3	.663	2.2	4.7	6.9	7.9	2.9	0.4	3.8	3.3
1981-82 ☆	26	NYK	82	79	37.1	17.9	7.5	16.4	.461	0.2	1.2	.188	2.6	3.7	.700	2.2	4.7	6.9	7.0	2.6	0.5	3.5	3.9
1982-83 *	27	All Teams	64	51	32.4	12.6	5.4	12.7	.425	0.1	0.8	.157	1.7	2.5	.650	1.8	2.8	4.6	6.8	2.8	0.4	3.8	3.8
1982-83 *	27	GOS	33	25	32.5	12.5	5.3	12.9	.412	0.1	0.9	.129	1.7	2.6	.632	1.4	3.0	4.4	7.4	3.1	0.3	4.2	3.8
1982-83 *	27	NJN	31	26	32.3	12.7	5.5	12.5	.438	0.1	0.6	.200	1.6	2.5	.671	2.2	2.6	4.8	6.0	2.6	0.5	3.5	3.7
1983-84	28	NJN	48	25	26.8	12.0	5.1	11.0	.460	0.3	1.2	.241	1.6	2.2	.704	1.2	2.4	3.6	4.5	2.1	0.4	2.5	3.2
1984-85 ☆	29	NJN	82	82	38.1	20.1	8.4	17.9	.469	0.4	1.4	.252	2.9	3.8	.767	1.9	3.7	5.6	8.2	3.0	0.3	3.0	3.4
1985-86	30	NJN	47	39	34.1	15.7	6.3	14.1	.448	0.1	0.6	.148	3.0	3.8	.788	1.6	3.7	5.3	7.2	2.7	0.2	3.2	3.5
CAREER			556	276	33.4	14.8	6.1	13.5	.457	0.3	1.2	.220	2.3	3.4	.690	1.8	3.7	5.5	7.0	2.6	0.4	3.3	3.3

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1978-79	23	NYK	72	-	1,218	469	200	483	.414	-	-	-	69	128	.539	78	155	233	213	100	18	141	188
1979-80 ☆	24	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 ☆	25	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 ☆	26	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 *	27	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 *	27	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 *	27	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	28	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 ☆	29	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	30	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

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1978-79	23	NYK	72	-	.435	.414	6.9	13.8	10.3	22.9	20.7	3.8	0.8	21.9	95.3	0.1	1.0	87.8	101.1	12.4
1979-80 ☆	24	NYK	82	-	.517	.485	5.3	13.9	9.6	34.1	22.9	3.9	0.6	19.7	137.7	6.2	1.2	102.6	103.9	17.9
1980-81 ☆	25	NYK	79	-	.511	.479	6.0	13.9	9.8	27.5	19.3	3.5	0.6	20.0	135.7	3.7	1.2	102.3	101.7	17.8
1981-82 ☆	26	NYK	82	79	.498	.468	6.5	14.9	10.6	27.4	16.5	3.4	0.8	23.9	134.9	3.0	1.1	102.0	105.1	17.7
1982-83 *	27	All Teams	64	51	.454	.429	5.9	9.8	7.9	28.2	21.6	4.0	0.7	21.4	123.2	2.1	1.0	92.7	100.8	13.9
1982-83 *	27	GOS	33	25	.442	.417	4.4	10.4	7.3	30.3	22.7	4.3	0.5	22.0	117.3	2.4	1.0	89.2	103.6	13.6
1982-83 *	27	NJN	31	26	.469	.443	7.8	9.1	8.5	25.9	20.2	3.7	0.9	20.7	130.9	1.7	1.0	96.2	97.8	14.3
1983-84	28	NJN	48	25	.500	.473	4.9	10.5	7.6	23.0	17.0	3.7	0.9	21.5	140.5	1.9	1.1	100.9	102.6	15.6
1984-85 ☆	29	NJN	82	82	.513	.479	5.4	11.2	8.2	30.5	13.4	3.7	0.4	24.0	148.8	6.4	1.1	109.0	105.2	20.1
1985-86	30	NJN	47	39	.498	.451	5.3	11.8	8.6	30.1	16.9	3.6	0.4	22.2	138.4	4.7	1.1	102.7	103.4	16.7
CAREER			556	276	.497	.465	5.8	12.6	9.2	28.8	18.3	3.7	0.6	21.7	136.7	4.0	1.1	101.3	102.7	17.0

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	Tpl Dbl	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1978-79	23	NYK	72	-	0	0	.112	1.5	0.7	0.3	28	44	.389	-1.4	1.7	0.3
1979-80 ☆	24	NYK	82	-	0	0	.351	2.3	0.7	0.3	39	43	.476	2.4	3.7	6.0
1980-81 ☆	25	NYK	79	-	0	0	.328	2.1	0.8	0.3	48	31	.608	2.2	4.7	6.9
1981-82 ☆	26	NYK	82	79	6	2	.338	2.0	0.7	0.2	33	49	.402	1.6	3.8	5.5
1982-83 *	27	All Teams	64	51	9	0	.279	1.8	0.7	0.2	32	32	.500	-	-	-
1982-83 *	27	GOS	33	25	7	0	.116	1.8	0.7	0.2	15	18	.455	-1.1	1.2	0.1
1982-83 *	27	NJN	31	26	2	0	.102	1.7	0.8	0.2	17	14	.548	-	1.9	1.9
1983-84	28	NJN	48	25	1	0	.126	1.8	0.9	0.2	28	20	.583	0.3	2.1	2.4
1984-85 ☆	29	NJN	82	82	28	0	.373	2.7	1.0	0.2	42	40	.512	4.5	4.2	8.7
1985-86	30	NJN	47	39	12	1	.315	2.3	0.8	0.3	23	24	.489	0.8	2.5	3.3
CAREER			556	276	56	3	.237	2.1	0.8	0.3	273	283	.491	10.4	22.7	33.1

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Playoff Stats

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Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1980-81	25	NYK	2	43.0	11.5	9.5	5.5	3.5	0.0	4.0	.242	.000	.583
1982-83	27	NJN	2	29.0	9.5	4.0	2.5	2.5	0.0	2.0	.381	.000	.600
1983-84	28	NJN	11	40.3	16.8	4.9	7.2	3.1	0.4	2.7	.408	.273	.732
1984-85	29	NJN	3	41.7	18.3	6.0	11.3	1.3	0.0	2.7	.404	.000	.643
CAREER			18	39.6	15.7	5.5	7.2	2.8	0.2	2.8	.386	.207	.690

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1980-81	25	NYK	2	-	43.0	11.5	4.0	16.5	.242	0.0	2.0	.000	3.5	6.0	.583	3.0	6.5	9.5	5.5	3.5	0.0	4.0	4.0
1982-83	27	NJN	2	0	29.0	9.5	4.0	10.5	.381	0.0	0.5	.000	1.5	2.5	.600	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.5	2.5	0.0	2.0	1.5
1983-84	28	NJN	11	0	40.3	16.8	6.3	15.4	.408	0.5	2.0	.273	3.7	5.1	.732	1.8	3.1	4.9	7.2	3.1	0.4	2.7	3.6
1984-85	29	NJN	3	3	41.7	18.3	7.7	19.0	.404	0.0	0.7	.000	3.0	4.7	.643	1.3	4.7	6.0	11.3	1.3	0.0	2.7	4.0
CAREER			18	3	39.6	15.7	6.0	15.6	.386	0.3	1.6	.207	3.3	4.8	.690	1.8	3.7	5.5	7.2	2.8	0.2	2.8	3.5

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1980-81	25	NYK	2	-	86	23	8	33	.242	0	4	.000	7	12	.583	6	13	19	11	7	0	8	8
1982-83	27	NJN	2	0	58	19	8	21	.381	0	1	.000	3	5	.600	2	6	8	5	5	0	4	3
1983-84	28	NJN	11	0	443	185	69	169	.408	6	22	.273	41	56	.732	20	34	54	79	34	4	30	40
1984-85	29	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

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1980-81	25	NYK	2	-	.300	.242	7.3	18.4	12.4	19.7	17.3	4.2	-	22.6	82.6	-0.8	0.7	71.2	97.7	8.0
1982-83	27	NJN	2	0	.409	.381	3.8	12.6	8.0	11.7	14.7	4.2	-	19.2	98.1	-1.2	0.9	88.0	110.1	10.7
1983-84	28	NJN	11	0	.478	.426	4.7	9.4	6.9	28.5	13.4	3.7	0.6	20.5	141.3	5.3	1.1	105.1	100.2	16.5
1984-85	29	NJN	3	3	.435	.404	3.4	11.6	7.5	36.1	11.2	1.5	-	23.0	104.6	11.4	1.0	99.6	116.2	14.7
CAREER			18	3	.443	.396	4.7	11.2	7.8	27.4	13.6	3.4	0.3	21.1	128.2	5.2	1.0	98.8	103.9	14.7

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1980-81	25	NYK	2	-	0	.253	1.4	0.9	0.4	0	2	.000	-0.3	0.2	-0.2
1982-83	27	NJN	2	0	0	.155	1.2	1.2	0.2	0	2	.000	-0.1	-	-
1983-84	28	NJN	11	0	1	.358	2.6	1.1	0.3	5	6	.455	0.3	0.9	1.2
1984-85	29	NJN	3	3	3	.422	4.2	0.5	0.2	0	3	.000	-	-	-
CAREER			18	3	4	.335	2.6	1.0	0.3	5	13	.278	-0.1	1.1	1.0

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
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

Award	Date
2x All-NBA Defensive First Team	1980, 1981
4x Player of the Week	10/28/1979, 3/22/1981, 12/30/1984, 4/14/1985
1x NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year	1985
4x All-Star	1980, 1981, 1982, 1985
4x Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection	1980, 1981, 1982, 1985

NBA All-Star Game Stats

Summary
Totals

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1980	24	East	1	13.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	.429	.000	.000
1981	25	East	1	24.0	11.0	5.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	.714	.000	.500
1982	26	East	1	20.0	10.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	.500	.000	.000
1985	29	East	1	13.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	.250	.000	.500
CAREER			4	17.5	8.0	2.5	2.5	2.2	1.8	.469	.000	.500

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	TOV	PF
1980	24	East	1	-	13	6	3	7	.429	0	.000	0	0	.000	1	0	1	2	1	2	2
1981	25	East	1	-	24	11	5	7	.714	1	.000	1	2	.500	2	3	5	3	4	2	3
1982	26	East	1	0	20	10	5	10	.500	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	2	2	4	2	1	1
1985	29	East	1	0	13	5	2	8	.250	2	.000	1	2	.500	2	0	2	1	2	2	3
CAREER			4	0	70	32	15	32	.469	3	.000	2	4	.500	5	5	10	10	9	7	9

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College: Montana (1978)

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PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
14.8	5.5	7.0	2.6	0.4

FG%	3P%	FT%
45.7%	22.0%	69.0%