Dave DeBusschere vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Dave DeBusschere 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

Dave DeBusschere

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Mike Riordan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.1 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Dave DeBusschere - n/a ** Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * 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.