Kevin McHale vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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.