RJ Barrett vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and RJ Barrett 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
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 6 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.6 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,293 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,150 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,276 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals RJ Barrett 259 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 107 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 387 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .441 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .697 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.