Rudy Gay vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.