Mike Riordan vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton and Mike Riordan 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

Mike Riordan

vs.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Riordan 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Mike Riordan 9 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Mike Riordan 9 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Riordan 1 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Mike Riordan 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Mike Riordan 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 9.9 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 2.9 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 2.4 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.8 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Riordan 6,334 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Mike Riordan 1,830 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Mike Riordan 1,524 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Mike Riordan 231 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Mike Riordan 35 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Mike Riordan 639 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Riordan .470 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Mike Riordan - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Riordan .744 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 7.3 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 2.4 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 1.3 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.6 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.1 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Riordan 613 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Mike Riordan 199 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Mike Riordan 111 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Mike Riordan 20 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Mike Riordan 4 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Mike Riordan 84 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Riordan .446 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Mike Riordan - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Riordan .775 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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. 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.