Ron Harper vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.