Kevin Porter Jr. vs. Mike Riordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Riordan and Kevin Porter Jr., 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.

Kevin Porter Jr. played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Mike Riordan, who played 9. Kevin Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23
Mike Riordan 9 9 1968-69 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Porter Jr. Mike Riordan
Season 2019-201968-69
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 50 23.2 10.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 3.7 8.4 .442 1.1 3.2 .335 1.5 2.0 .723
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. Mike Riordan
Season 2020-211969-70
Team Houston RocketsNew 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 26 32.1 16.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. Mike Riordan
Season 2021-221970-71
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 61 31.3 15.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 6.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.6 5.5 13.2 .415 2.5 6.8 .375 2.0 3.2 .642
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. Mike Riordan
Season 2022-231971-72
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. 59 34.3 19.2 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.2 2.6 6.6 15.0 .442 2.4 6.5 .366 3.5 4.5 .784
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Porter Jr. 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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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 -
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