Spencer Haywood vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.