Billy Cunningham vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * 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.