Moses Malone vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Mike Riordan 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Mike Riordan 1

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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.