Sam Cassell vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.