Earl Monroe vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Earl Monroe 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
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Mike Riordan 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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. 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.