LeBron James vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played LeBron James 16 Tom Riker 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Tom Riker 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Tom Riker 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Tom Riker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Tom Riker 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Tom Riker 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Tom Riker 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Tom Riker 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Tom Riker 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Tom Riker 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.5 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,023 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,549 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists LeBron James 2,023 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals LeBron James 471 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 270 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games LeBron James 282 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .495 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .331 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.