Larry Bird vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mike Riordan 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mike Riordan 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (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, this player has no data for the stat.