Larry Bird vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tom Riker 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tom Riker 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.