Mike Riordan vs. P.J. Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Washington and Mike Riordan, 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.

Mike Riordan played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than P.J. Washington, who played 5. Mike Riordan had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while P.J. Washington had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Mike Riordan 9 9 1968-69 to 1976-77
P.J. Washington 5 1 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
Season 1968-692019-20
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 54 7.4 2.3 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.7 0.9 2.7 .340 - - - 0.5 0.8 .667
P.J. Washington 58 30.3 12.2 1.0 4.4 5.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.7 4.6 10.2 .455 1.5 4.0 .374 1.5 2.3 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 10 10.8 5.2 - - 1.7 0.3 - - - 2.7 2.0 3.9 .513 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
Season 1969-702020-21
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 81 20.7 7.7 - - 2.4 2.5 - - - 2.4 3.1 6.8 .464 - - - 1.4 2.0 .691
P.J. Washington 64 30.5 12.9 1.5 5.1 6.5 2.5 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.7 4.7 10.7 .440 1.8 4.5 .386 1.7 2.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 19 15.6 6.9 - - 2.4 1.4 - - - 1.7 2.8 5.7 .486 - - - 1.3 1.8 .714
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
Season 1970-712021-22
Team New York KnicksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 82 16.1 4.8 - - 2.1 1.5 - - - 1.8 2.0 4.7 .418 - - - 0.8 1.3 .620
P.J. Washington 65 27.2 10.3 1.3 3.9 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.2 .470 1.7 4.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 12 14.0 3.8 - - 2.5 0.8 - - - 2.2 1.7 4.3 .385 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
Season 1971-722022-23
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 58 23.7 9.5 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.2 4.0 8.6 .467 - - - 1.4 2.1 .677
P.J. Washington 73 32.6 15.7 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 13.4 .444 2.0 5.9 .348 1.7 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 6 26.8 13.8 - - 2.5 1.8 - - - 3.0 5.5 9.5 .579 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsCharlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisMavericks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 82 42.3 18.1 - - 4.9 5.2 - - - 2.6 8.0 15.6 .510 - - - 2.2 2.7 .821
P.J. Washington 73 30.4 12.9 1.2 4.5 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 4.8 11.1 .436 1.8 5.7 .320 1.4 2.0 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Riordan 5 46.2 15.0 - - 3.6 3.0 - - - 3.2 5.6 12.4 .452 - - - 3.8 4.8 .792
P.J. Washington 20 36.8 13.8 1.7 5.2 6.9 1.4 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.0 4.8 11.2 .430 2.3 6.4 .354 2.0 2.8 .709

Season 6

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
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 %
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
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
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 %
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
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
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 %
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
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mike Riordan P.J. Washington
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 %
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
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
P.J. Washington ------- --- ----------