Bam Adebayo vs. Mike Riordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Riordan and Bam Adebayo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bam Adebayo played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Mike Riordan, who played 9. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Mike Riordan had his rookie season in 1968-69. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bam Adebayo 7 6 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mike Riordan 9 9 1968-69 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2017-181968-69
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 69 19.8 6.9 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.0 2.5 4.9 .512 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .721
Mike Riordan 54 7.4 2.3 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.7 0.9 2.7 .340 - - - 0.5 0.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 5 15.4 3.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.6 1.4 3.0 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 2.8 .214
Mike Riordan 10 10.8 5.2 - - 1.7 0.3 - - - 2.7 2.0 3.9 .513 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 2

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2018-191969-70
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 82 23.3 8.9 2.0 5.3 7.3 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.5 3.4 5.9 .576 0.0 0.2 .200 2.0 2.8 .735
Mike Riordan 81 20.7 7.7 - - 2.4 2.5 - - - 2.4 3.1 6.8 .464 - - - 1.4 2.0 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Mike Riordan 19 15.6 6.9 - - 2.4 1.4 - - - 1.7 2.8 5.7 .486 - - - 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 3

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2019-201970-71
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 72 33.6 15.9 2.4 7.8 10.2 5.1 1.1 1.3 2.8 2.5 6.1 11.0 .557 0.0 0.2 .143 3.7 5.3 .691
Mike Riordan 82 16.1 4.8 - - 2.1 1.5 - - - 1.8 2.0 4.7 .418 - - - 0.8 1.3 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 19 36.2 17.8 2.5 7.8 10.3 4.4 1.0 0.8 2.5 3.1 6.5 11.6 .564 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .783
Mike Riordan 12 14.0 3.8 - - 2.5 0.8 - - - 2.2 1.7 4.3 .385 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2020-211971-72
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 64 33.5 18.7 2.2 6.7 9.0 5.4 1.2 1.0 2.6 2.3 7.1 12.5 .570 0.0 0.1 .250 4.4 5.5 .799
Mike Riordan 58 23.7 9.5 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.2 4.0 8.6 .467 - - - 1.4 2.1 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 4 34.0 15.5 3.5 5.8 9.3 4.3 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.8 6.5 14.3 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.3 .769
Mike Riordan 6 26.8 13.8 - - 2.5 1.8 - - - 3.0 5.5 9.5 .579 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810

Season 5

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2021-221972-73
Team Miami HeatBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second TeamAchievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 56 32.6 19.1 2.4 7.6 10.1 3.4 1.4 0.8 2.6 3.1 7.3 13.0 .557 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 6.1 .753
Mike Riordan 82 42.3 18.1 - - 4.9 5.2 - - - 2.6 8.0 15.6 .510 - - - 2.2 2.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 18 34.1 14.8 2.1 5.9 8.0 2.7 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.1 5.8 9.7 .594 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .763
Mike Riordan 5 46.2 15.0 - - 3.6 3.0 - - - 3.2 5.6 12.4 .452 - - - 3.8 4.8 .792

Season 6

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Miami HeatCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 75 34.6 20.4 2.5 6.7 9.2 3.2 1.2 0.8 2.5 2.8 8.0 14.9 .540 0.0 0.2 .083 4.3 5.4 .806
Mike Riordan 81 39.9 15.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 3.3 1.3 0.2 - 2.9 7.1 15.1 .472 - - - 1.7 2.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 23 37.0 17.9 2.7 7.1 9.9 3.7 0.9 0.7 2.7 3.1 7.3 15.1 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.1 .821
Mike Riordan 7 38.1 12.3 1.0 2.4 3.4 2.4 0.6 0.3 - 4.0 5.1 12.4 .414 - - - 2.0 2.3 .875

Season 7

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season 2023-241974-75
Team Miami HeatWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 71 34.0 19.3 2.2 8.1 10.4 3.9 1.1 0.9 2.3 2.2 7.5 14.3 .521 0.2 0.6 .357 4.1 5.5 .755
Mike Riordan 74 29.6 15.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.7 1.0 0.1 - 3.2 7.0 14.3 .492 - - - 1.3 1.6 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo 5 38.4 22.6 2.2 7.2 9.4 3.8 0.4 0.0 1.6 3.0 9.6 19.4 .495 0.4 2.0 .200 3.0 4.2 .714
Mike Riordan 17 22.2 7.9 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.1 - 2.9 3.5 8.9 .397 - - - 0.8 1.1 .778

Season 8

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season -1975-76
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Mike Riordan 78 24.9 8.4 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.6 0.7 0.2 - 2.6 3.7 8.5 .440 - - - 0.9 1.2 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Mike Riordan 6 5.2 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.5 1.3 .375 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9

Bam Adebayo Mike Riordan
Season -1976-77
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Mike Riordan 49 5.9 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.9 .362 - - - 0.2 0.3 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bam Adebayo ------- --- ----------
Mike Riordan 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -