Patrick Ewing vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Tom Riker 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.