Kevin Garnett vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Mel Riebe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Mel Riebe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Mel Riebe 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.