John Havlicek vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Ron Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.