Micheal Ray Richardson (Micheal Ray, Sugar Ray)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-5 Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: April 11, 1955 in Lubbock, Texas
High School: Manual in Denver, Colorado
College: University of Montana
Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 1978 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 1218 | 200 | 483 | .414 | 69 | 128 | .539 | 78 | 155 | 233 | 213 | 100 | 18 | 141 | 188 | 469 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3060 | 502 | 1063 | .472 | 27 | 110 | .245 | 223 | 338 | .660 | 151 | 388 | 539 | 832 | 265 | 35 | 359 | 260 | 1254 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 79 | 3175 | 523 | 1116 | .469 | 23 | 102 | .225 | 224 | 338 | .663 | 173 | 372 | 545 | 627 | 232 | 35 | 302 | 258 | 1293 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 79 | 3044 | 619 | 1343 | .461 | 19 | 101 | .188 | 212 | 303 | .700 | 177 | 388 | 565 | 572 | 213 | 41 | 291 | 317 | 1469 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 64 | 51 | 2076 | 346 | 815 | .425 | 8 | 51 | .157 | 106 | 163 | .650 | 113 | 182 | 295 | 432 | 182 | 24 | 244 | 240 | 806 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 33 | 25 | 1074 | 176 | 427 | .412 | 4 | 31 | .129 | 55 | 87 | .632 | 45 | 100 | 145 | 245 | 101 | 9 | 137 | 124 | 411 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NJN | NBA | 31 | 26 | 1002 | 170 | 388 | .438 | 4 | 20 | .200 | 51 | 76 | .671 | 68 | 82 | 150 | 187 | 81 | 15 | 107 | 116 | 395 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 48 | 25 | 1285 | 243 | 528 | .460 | 14 | 58 | .241 | 76 | 108 | .704 | 56 | 116 | 172 | 214 | 103 | 20 | 118 | 156 | 576 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 82 | 82 | 3127 | 690 | 1470 | .469 | 29 | 115 | .252 | 240 | 313 | .767 | 156 | 301 | 457 | 669 | 243 | 22 | 249 | 277 | 1649 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NJN | NBA | 47 | 39 | 1604 | 296 | 661 | .448 | 4 | 27 | .148 | 141 | 179 | .788 | 77 | 173 | 250 | 340 | 125 | 11 | 150 | 163 | 737 |
| Career | NBA | 556 | 276 | 18589 | 3419 | 7479 | .457 | 124 | 564 | .220 | 1291 | 1870 | .690 | 981 | 2075 | 3056 | 3899 | 1463 | 206 | 1854 | 1859 | 8253 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 6.7 | .414 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .539 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.5 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 37.3 | 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 | 15.3 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 79 | 40.2 | 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 | 16.4 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 79 | 37.1 | 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 | 17.9 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 64 | 51 | 32.4 | 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 | 12.6 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 33 | 25 | 32.5 | 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 | 12.5 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NJN | NBA | 31 | 26 | 32.3 | 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 | 12.7 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 48 | 25 | 26.8 | 5.1 | 11.0 | .460 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .241 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .704 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 12.0 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 82 | 82 | 38.1 | 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 | 20.1 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NJN | NBA | 47 | 39 | 34.1 | 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 | 15.7 |
| Career | NBA | 556 | 276 | 33.4 | 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 | 14.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 1218 | 5.9 | 14.3 | .414 | 2.0 | 3.8 | .539 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 13.9 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3060 | 5.9 | 12.5 | .472 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .245 | 2.6 | 4.0 | .660 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 14.8 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 79 | 3175 | 5.9 | 12.7 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .225 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .663 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 14.7 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 79 | 3044 | 7.3 | 15.9 | .461 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .188 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .700 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 17.4 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 64 | 51 | 2076 | 6.0 | 14.1 | .425 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .157 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .650 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 14.0 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 33 | 25 | 1074 | 5.9 | 14.3 | .412 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .129 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .632 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 13.8 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NJN | NBA | 31 | 26 | 1002 | 6.1 | 13.9 | .438 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .200 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .671 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 14.2 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 48 | 25 | 1285 | 6.8 | 14.8 | .460 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .241 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .704 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 16.1 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 82 | 82 | 3127 | 7.9 | 16.9 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .252 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .767 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 19.0 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NJN | NBA | 47 | 39 | 1604 | 6.6 | 14.8 | .448 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .148 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .788 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 16.5 |
| Career | NBA | 556 | 276 | 18589 | 6.6 | 14.5 | .457 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .220 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .690 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 16.0 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 1218 | 12.4 | .435 | .414 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 22.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 88 | 101 | -1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 1979-80 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3060 | 17.8 | .517 | .485 | 5.3 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 34.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 22.9 | 19.7 | 103 | 104 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 79 | 3175 | 17.1 | .511 | .479 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 27.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 102 | 102 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 |
| 1981-82 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 82 | 3044 | 17.7 | .498 | .468 | 6.5 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 27.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 23.9 | 102 | 105 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | TOT | NBA | 64 | 2076 | 13.9 | .454 | .429 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 28.2 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 92 | 101 | -1.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | GSW | NBA | 33 | 1074 | 13.6 | .442 | .417 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 30.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 89 | 104 | -1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NJN | NBA | 31 | 1002 | 14.2 | .469 | .443 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 25.9 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 96 | 98 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 48 | 1285 | 15.1 | .500 | .473 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 23.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 17.0 | 21.5 | 101 | 103 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 82 | 3127 | 19.8 | .513 | .479 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 30.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 24.0 | 109 | 105 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 8.6 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NJN | NBA | 47 | 1604 | 16.9 | .498 | .451 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 22.1 | 103 | 104 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| Career | NBA | 556 | 18589 | 16.9 | .497 | .465 | 5.8 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 28.7 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 21.8 | 101 | 103 | 9.6 | 25.7 | 35.2 |
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 2 | 86 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | .242 | .000 | .583 | 43.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NJN | NBA | 2 | 58 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .381 | .000 | .600 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 11 | 443 | 69 | 169 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 56 | 20 | 54 | 79 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 40 | 185 | .408 | .273 | .732 | 40.3 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 3 | 125 | 23 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 55 | .404 | .000 | .643 | 41.7 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 11.3 |
| Career | NBA | 18 | 712 | 108 | 280 | 6 | 29 | 60 | 87 | 32 | 99 | 129 | 50 | 4 | 50 | 63 | 282 | .386 | .207 | .690 | 39.6 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
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| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 2 | 86 | 7.7 | .300 | .242 | 7.3 | 18.4 | 12.4 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 22.6 | 71 | 97 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NJN | NBA | 2 | 58 | 10.2 | .409 | .381 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 19.2 | 88 | 110 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NJN | NBA | 11 | 443 | 15.9 | .478 | .426 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 28.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 20.5 | 105 | 100 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 3 | 125 | 14.1 | .435 | .404 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 36.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 23.0 | 100 | 116 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | NBA | 18 | 712 | 14.1 | .443 | .396 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 27.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 21.1 | 99 | 104 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1979-80 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 1980-81 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 24 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 1984-85 | 29 | NJN | NBA | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Career | NBA | 4 | 70 | 15 | 32 | .469 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
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All-Star Games 1980 NBA1981 NBA 1982 NBA 1985 NBA |
Honors 1979-80 NBA All-Defensive (1st)1980-81 NBA All-Defensive (1st) |
MVP Award Shares 1980-81 NBA 0.010 (17)1984-85 NBA 0.014 (14) Career 0.024 (128) |
Games 1979-80 NBA 82 (2)1981-82 NBA 82 (4) 1984-85 NBA 82 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1979-80 NBA 3060 (7)1980-81 NBA 3175 (5) 1981-82 NBA 3044 (7) 1984-85 NBA 3127 (4) |
3-Pt Field Goals 1980-81 NBA 23 (9) |
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 1979-80 NBA 110 (9)1980-81 NBA 102 (7) 1981-82 NBA 101 (4) |
Assists 1979-80 NBA 832 (1)1980-81 NBA 627 (3) 1981-82 NBA 572 (7) 1984-85 NBA 669 (6) Career NBA 3899 (93) Career 3899 (96) |
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Steals 1979-80 NBA 265 (1)1980-81 NBA 232 (1) 1981-82 NBA 213 (1) 1982-83 NBA 182 (6) 1984-85 NBA 243 (1) Career NBA 1463 (35) Career 1463 (36) |
Turnovers 1979-80 NBA 359 (1)1980-81 NBA 302 (2) 1981-82 NBA 291 (4) |
Personal Fouls 1981-82 NBA 317 (6) |
Minutes Per Game 1979-80 NBA 37.3 (10)1980-81 NBA 40.2 (3) 1984-85 NBA 38.1 (6) |
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Assists Per Game 1979-80 NBA 10.1 (1)1980-81 NBA 7.9 (4) 1981-82 NBA 7.0 (10) 1984-85 NBA 8.2 (6) Career NBA 7.0 (23) Career 7.0 (23) |
Steals Per Game 1979-80 NBA 3.2 (1)1980-81 NBA 2.9 (2) 1981-82 NBA 2.6 (3) 1982-83 NBA 2.8 (1) 1984-85 NBA 3.0 (1) 1985-86 NBA 2.7 (2) Career NBA 2.6 (2) Career 2.6 (2) |
Assist Pct 1979-80 NBA 34.1 (2)1980-81 NBA 27.5 (9) Career NBA 28.7 (65) Career 28.7 (65) |
Steal Pct 1979-80 NBA 3.9 (2)1980-81 NBA 3.5 (6) 1981-82 NBA 3.4 (5) 1982-83 NBA 4.0 (1) 1984-85 NBA 3.7 (2) 1985-86 NBA 3.6 (4) Career NBA 3.7 (4) Career 3.7 (4) |
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Defensive Win Shares 1980-81 NBA 4.7 (8)1984-85 NBA 4.2 (9) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.095 (152) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $205,000 |
| 1981-82 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | *$260,500 |
| 1982-83 | Total | NBA | *$316,000 |
| 1983-84 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | *$371,500 |
| 1984-85 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $427,000 |
| 1985-86 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $750,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $2,330,000 |
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