Mike Riordan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Riordan 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Riordan 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Riordan 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Riordan 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Riordan 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 9.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Riordan 6,334 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Riordan 1,830 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Riordan 1,524 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Riordan 231 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Riordan 35 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Riordan 639 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Riordan .470 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Riordan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Riordan .744 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 7.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Riordan 613 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Riordan 199 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Riordan 111 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Riordan 20 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Riordan 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Riordan 84 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Riordan .446 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Riordan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Riordan .775 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (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.