Larry Bird vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ron Riley 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ron Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.