Paul George vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Paul George 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 George

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Tom Riker 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Tom Riker 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,416 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Paul George 854 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Paul George 473 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Paul George 172 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Paul George 62 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Paul George 114 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .423 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .826 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.