Nikola Jokic vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Nikola Jokic 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 10 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 7 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 7 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 3 Mike Riordan 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 5 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 7 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 21.8 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.9 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.2 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.3 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 16,210 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 8,141 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 5,383 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 949 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 536 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 745 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .560 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .360 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .824 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 29.6 (2025) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.2 (2025) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.8 (2025) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.4 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.3 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.6 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 2,580 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 1,159 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 712 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 116 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 82 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 94 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .525 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .388 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .826 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.5 (2023) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2025) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) *

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.