Dave Cowens vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Dave Cowens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dave Cowens

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mike Riordan 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.