Sam Cassell vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.