Karl Malone vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.