Dirk Nowitzki vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Mike Riordan 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.