Kevin McHale vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.