Gary Payton vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mike Riordan 1

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Mike Riordan 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Mike Riordan 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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, this player has no data for the stat.