T.J. McConnell vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and T.J. McConnell 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
T.J. McConnell: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. McConnell 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons T.J. McConnell 10 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played T.J. McConnell 5 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games T.J. McConnell 0 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 7.6 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.9 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.0 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.2 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.2 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 5,396 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 2,054 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 3,542 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 849 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 133 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games T.J. McConnell 706 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .516 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .345 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .778 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 10.2 (2024) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.7 (2021) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 6.6 (2021) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 1.9 (2021) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.4 (2022) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 8.1 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 2.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.5 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.7 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. McConnell 504 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds T.J. McConnell 165 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists T.J. McConnell 220 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals T.J. McConnell 43 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks T.J. McConnell 5 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games T.J. McConnell 62 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. McConnell .520 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage T.J. McConnell .354 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. McConnell .796 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. McConnell 11.8 (2024) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. McConnell 3.3 (2025) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game T.J. McConnell 5.1 (2024) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.9 (2024) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game T.J. McConnell 0.1 (2024) 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.