Patrick Ewing vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Mike Riordan 1

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.