Paul Arizin vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Mike Riordan 1

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.