DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and DeMarcus Cousins 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.