Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ron Riley 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ron Riley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ron Riley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ron Riley 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ron Riley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ron Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.