George Gervin vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 0 Mike Riordan 1

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.