Kevin Love vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Kevin Love 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 Love

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Tom Riker 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.1 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.6 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,110 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 728 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Kevin Love 85 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Tom Riker 0.0 (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.