Dirk Nowitzki vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Ron Riley 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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.