Kevin McHale vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley and Kevin McHale 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 McHale

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.