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Josh Richardson
Josh Richardson stats, teams and career impact
#1388 all-timeCareer averages · 11.5 PPG · 3.0 RPG · 2.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Miami Heat
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 200 lb (91 kg)
- Born
- September 15, 1993 (33 yrs old)
- College
- Tennessee
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 2015–16 to 2024–25
Career summaryJosh Richardson was a shooting guard who played 10 NBA seasons, from 2015–16 through 2024–25.
- Career PPG
- 11.5
- Career RPG
- 3.0
- Career APG
- 2.6
- #102 in 2017–18
- #1388 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Josh Richardson ranks #1388 all time
Josh Richardson ranks #1388 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #114.7. His full-career value ranks #787, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
554 games · Career Value Rank #787
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, and New Orleans Pelicans
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 42.8%FG%
- Three-point
- 36.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 84.6%FT%
554 career games · 15,815 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Josh Richardson stats by season
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| 2024–25 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -8.62 | MIA | 8 | 0 | 18.8 | 28.9% | 27.3% | 100.0% | — | -19.9 |
| 2023–24 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -1.45 | MIA | 43 | 6 | 25.7 | 44.4% | 34.7% | 94.4% | #247 | 12.1 |
| 2022–23 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.06 | NOP/SAS | 65 | 10 | 23.5 | 43.1% | 36.5% | 85.2% | #155 | 66.2 |
| 2021–22 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | -0.60 | BOS/SAS | 65 | 7 | 24.6 | 43.8% | 41.5% | 88.9% | #206 | 45.7 |
| 2020–21 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | -2.35 | DAL | 59 | 56 | 30.3 | 42.7% | 33.0% | 91.7% | #306 | -12.8 |
| 2019–20 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -1.53 | PHI | 55 | 53 | 30.8 | 43.0% | 34.1% | 80.9% | #253 | 16.4 |
| 2018–19 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | +0.73 | MIA | 73 | 73 | 34.8 | 41.2% | 35.7% | 86.1% | #106 | 141.7 |
| 2017–18 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | +0.85 | MIA | 81 | 81 | 33.2 | 45.1% | 37.8% | 84.5% | #102 | 152.6 |
| 2016–17 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.68 | MIA | 53 | 34 | 30.5 | 39.4% | 33.0% | 77.9% | #173 | 42.3 |
| 2015–16 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -0.05 | MIA | 52 | 2 | 21.3 | 45.2% | 46.1% | 66.7% | #136 | 42.2 |
| Career | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | — | BOS/DAL/MIA/NOP/PHI/SAS | 554 | — | 28.5 | 42.8% | 36.3% | 84.6% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
138.7 composite · lower is better
134.4 average league finish
486 total value
Career standing
How Josh Richardson ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score138.7
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 370.0
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #1388
Strongest seasons
Every season
Josh Richardson advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2024–25 | MIA | 31 | 8 | 150 | -8.62 | — | — | -19.9 | — | Limited |
| 2023–24 | MIA | 30 | 43 | 1,103 | -1.45 | 33.5 | #247 | 12.1 | 32nd | Broad |
| 2022–23 | NOP/SAS | 29 | 65 | 1,530 | +0.06 | 59.3 | #155 | 66.2 | 62nd | Broad |
| 2021–22 | BOS/SAS | 28 | 65 | 1,600 | -0.60 | 46.6 | #206 | 45.7 | 52nd | Broad |
| 2020–21 | DAL | 27 | 59 | 1,790 | -2.35 | 17.1 | #306 | -12.8 | 15th | Broad |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 26 | 55 | 1,693 | -1.53 | 28.4 | #253 | 16.4 | 36th | Broad |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 73 | 2,539 | +0.73 | 71.5 | #106 | 141.7 | 81st | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 24 | 81 | 2,689 | +0.85 | 72.0 | #102 | 152.6 | 85th | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 23 | 53 | 1,614 | -0.68 | 52.6 | #173 | 42.3 | 54th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 22 | 52 | 1,107 | -0.05 | 62.8 | #136 | 42.2 | 53rd | Broad |
Career movement
Josh Richardson's career impact by season
Peak +0.85 in 2017–18 · 10 seasons · 15,815 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Josh RichardsonBrian Winters
| NBA season | Josh Richardson | Brian Winters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.0 | -1.0 |
| 2 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 4 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| 5 | -1.5 | -0.7 |
| 6 | -2.4 | 0.3 |
| 7 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| 8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 9 | -1.5 | -2.2 |
| 10 | -8.6 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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