Nikola Jokic vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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

Nikola Jokic

vs.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 9 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 6 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 6 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 2 Ron Riley 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 3 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 5 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 20.9 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.7 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 6.9 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 14,139 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 7,249 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 4,667 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 822 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 491 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 675 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .557 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .350 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.6 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.2 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.4 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.1 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 1,985 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 881 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 536 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 77 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 63 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Nikola Jokic 72 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .532 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .411 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .832 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 15.3 (2024) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.0 (2024) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) 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.