Jimmy Butler vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Jimmy Butler 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
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 14 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Mike Riordan 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Mike Riordan 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 15,898 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,647 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,772 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,400 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 379 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 869 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .328 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .843 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.