Jalen Duren vs. Mike Riordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Riordan and Jalen Duren, 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.

Jalen Duren played 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Mike Riordan, who played 9. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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
Jalen Duren 2 0 2022-23 to 2023-24
Mike Riordan 9 9 1968-69 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season 2022-231968-69
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .611
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season 2023-241969-70
Team Detroit PistonsNew 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 %
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season -1970-71
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season -1971-72
Team -New York Knicks, Baltimore 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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season -1972-73
Team -Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season -1973-74
Team -Capital 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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren Mike Riordan
Season -1974-75
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets 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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren 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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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

Jalen Duren 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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
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 -