LaMelo Ball vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Riordan 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.