Jeremy Lin vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.