Rick Barry vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Mike Riordan 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mike Riordan 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mike Riordan 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mike Riordan 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.