Basketball Savant / Players / Nick Richards 5.8 PPG5.1 RPG0.3 APG1.2 TPG14.6 MPG
Nick Richards
Nick Richards, 2025-26 with CHI: 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 14.6 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 14.6 |
| Minutes share | 7 | 5 | 17.7% |
| Availability | 21 | 24 | 58.5% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 35 | 19 | .562 |
| Effective FG% | 32 | 13 | .525 |
| Points per shot | 73 | 45 | 1.37 |
| 3-point % | 11 | 20 | 27.8% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 8 | 34 | 0.4 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 8 | 33 | 9.0% |
| 2-point % | 49 | 20 | 53.6% |
| Free throw % | 9 | 23 | 64.4% |
| FT attempts / g | 54 | 39 | 2.1 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 97 | 92 | 50.2% |
| % points from 3 | 9 | 34 | 5.4% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 30 | 23 | 13.9 |
| Assist % | 1 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Assists / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Assist / turnover | 1 | 1 | 0.27 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Usage % | 42 | 47 | 17.6% |
| Turnover % | 3 | 5 | 19.4% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 13 | 9 | 3.0 |
| Offensive rebound % | 92 | 63 | 10.3% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 4 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Self-creation | 96 | 81 | elite |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Defender difficulty | 85 | 41 | elite (+0.2) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 18 | 17 | -4.3 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 94 | 70 | 12.2 |
| Def. rebound % | 94 | 70 | 22.1% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Blocks / 75 | 92 | 64 | 1.6 |
| Stocks / 75 | 65 | 36 | 2.1 |
| Steal % | 1 | 5 | 0.7% |
| Block % | 91 | 63 | 4.0% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 16 | 6 | +3.7% |
| Matchup difficulty | 24 | 26 | low (11.7) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 1 | 1 | +8.6% |
| Deflections / 75 | 13 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Length (wingspan) | 84 | 28 | 7'2" |
| Height | 90 | 52 | 6'11" |
| Strength (weight) | 87 | 42 | 245 |
| Standing reach | 93 | 57 | 9'2" |
| Lateral agility | 24 | 75 | 11.4s |
| Vertical | 28 | 56 | 34.0" |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 27 | 3 | 11.9 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 16 | 2 | .040 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −6.1 |
| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −4.9 |
| Defensive BPM | 18 | 5 | −1.2 |
| VORP | 5 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Game Score / g | 5 | 1 | 4.5 |
Statistical comps
closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Weakness comps
who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Where he ranks worst
- Opp FG% on matchups2nd percentile
- Assist %2nd percentile
- Rim FG% def. diff5th percentile
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | CHA | 23 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .542 | −8.0 | 1 | |
| 2021-22 | CHA | 24 | 50 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .689 | −2.8 | 15 | |
| 2022-23★ | CHA | 25 | 65 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | .676 | −1.3 | 34 | |
| 2023-24 | CHA | 26 | 67 | 26.2 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | .717 | −2.3 | 20 | |
| 2024-25 | PHX | 27 | 57 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 0.9 | .634 | −3.3 | 12 | |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 28 | 48 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | .562 | −6.1 | 1 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.