Joe Dumars vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Mel Riebe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Mel Riebe 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.