Bob Cousy vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 0 Mike Riordan 1

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Mike Riordan 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.