Tony Parker vs. Ron Riley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ron Riley and Tony Parker, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tony Parker played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Ron Riley, who played 4. Tony Parker had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Ron Riley had his rookie season in 1972-73. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tony Parker 18 17 2001-02 to 2018-19
Ron Riley 4 1 1972-73 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2001-021972-73
Team San Antonio SpursKansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 77 29.4 9.2 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.2 3.5 8.3 .419 0.8 2.5 .323 1.4 2.1 .675
Ron Riley 74 22.1 8.4 - - 6.9 1.0 - - - 3.1 3.7 8.6 .431 - - - 1.1 1.6 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 34.1 15.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.0 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.6 .456 1.0 2.7 .370 2.1 2.8 .750
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2002-031973-74
Team San Antonio SpursKansas City-Omaha Kings, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 82 33.8 15.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.3 0.9 0.0 2.4 2.1 5.9 12.7 .464 1.0 3.0 .337 2.7 3.5 .755
Ron Riley 48 12.3 3.9 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.5 - 2.0 1.7 4.2 .401 - - - 0.5 0.8 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 24 33.9 14.7 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.1 5.6 14.0 .403 0.6 2.3 .268 2.8 3.9 .713
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2003-041974-75
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 75 34.4 14.7 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.0 5.6 12.6 .447 0.8 2.7 .312 2.5 3.6 .702
Ron Riley 77 20.5 6.0 1.8 3.2 4.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 - 2.6 2.5 6.1 .417 - - - 0.9 1.3 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 38.6 18.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.0 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.5 7.2 16.8 .429 1.7 4.3 .395 2.3 3.5 .657
Ron Riley 8 19.0 7.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.9 1.1 0.3 - 2.3 3.1 5.3 .595 - - - 0.8 2.0 .375

Season 4
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2004-051975-76
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 80 34.2 16.6 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 1.2 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.7 14.0 .482 0.5 2.0 .276 2.6 4.0 .650
Ron Riley 65 16.1 4.1 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 - 2.1 1.8 4.3 .411 - - - 0.6 0.9 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 23 37.2 17.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 3.1 3.0 7.2 15.9 .454 0.4 2.1 .188 2.4 3.8 .632
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2005-06-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 80 33.9 18.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.0 7.8 14.2 .548 0.1 0.5 .306 3.2 4.5 .707
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 13 36.5 21.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 8.0 17.4 .460 0.2 0.7 .222 4.9 6.1 .810
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2006-07-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 77 32.5 18.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 5.5 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.8 7.4 14.2 .520 0.2 0.5 .395 3.6 4.5 .783
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 20 37.6 20.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.8 1.1 0.0 3.3 1.7 8.4 17.5 .480 0.4 1.1 .333 3.6 5.3 .679
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2007-08-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 69 33.5 18.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 6.0 0.8 0.1 2.4 1.3 7.5 15.1 .494 0.2 1.0 .258 3.6 5.0 .715
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 17 38.5 22.4 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 0.9 0.1 2.9 2.2 8.9 18.0 .497 0.4 1.2 .350 4.1 5.5 .753
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2008-09-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 72 34.1 22.0 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.9 0.9 0.1 2.6 1.5 8.9 17.5 .506 0.3 0.9 .292 3.9 5.0 .782
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 5 36.2 28.6 0.2 4.0 4.2 6.8 1.2 0.2 4.2 2.6 11.8 21.6 .546 0.6 2.8 .214 4.4 6.2 .710
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2009-10-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 56 30.9 16.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.7 1.7 6.2 12.8 .487 0.2 0.6 .294 3.3 4.4 .756
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 33.5 17.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 5.4 0.6 0.0 2.2 2.0 7.3 15.4 .474 0.2 0.3 .667 2.5 4.2 .595
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2010-11-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 78 32.4 17.5 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.6 1.2 0.0 2.6 1.7 7.1 13.7 .519 0.3 0.9 .357 3.0 3.9 .769
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 6 36.8 19.7 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.2 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.7 7.2 15.5 .462 0.2 1.3 .125 5.2 6.8 .756
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2011-12-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 60 32.1 18.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 7.7 1.0 0.1 2.6 1.3 7.1 14.8 .480 0.2 1.0 .230 3.8 4.7 .799
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 14 36.1 20.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 6.8 0.9 0.0 3.1 1.6 7.3 16.1 .453 0.5 1.5 .333 5.1 6.3 .807
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2012-13-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 66 32.9 20.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 7.6 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.9 15.1 .522 0.4 1.0 .353 4.2 5.0 .845
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 21 36.4 20.6 0.7 2.6 3.2 7.0 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.2 8.0 17.4 .458 0.5 1.5 .355 4.1 5.3 .777
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 68 29.4 16.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.2 1.3 6.7 13.4 .499 0.4 1.0 .373 2.9 3.6 .811
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 23 31.3 17.4 0.2 1.7 2.0 4.8 0.7 0.1 2.7 1.6 7.3 15.0 .486 0.6 1.5 .371 2.2 3.0 .729
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 68 28.7 14.4 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.9 0.6 0.0 2.1 1.6 5.9 12.2 .486 0.6 1.3 .427 1.9 2.4 .783
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 7 30.0 10.9 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.6 0.3 0.0 1.6 2.0 4.7 13.0 .363 0.0 1.3 .000 1.4 2.4 .588
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 72 27.5 11.9 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.3 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.6 4.9 9.9 .493 0.4 0.9 .415 1.8 2.4 .760
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 10 26.4 10.4 0.1 2.1 2.2 5.3 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.5 4.4 9.8 .449 0.4 1.6 .250 1.2 1.4 .857
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2016-17-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 63 25.2 10.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.5 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.5 4.2 9.0 .466 0.4 1.1 .333 1.3 1.9 .726
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 8 26.4 15.9 0.3 2.3 2.5 3.1 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.3 6.4 12.1 .526 1.4 2.4 .579 1.8 1.8 1.000
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 17
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2017-18-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 55 19.5 7.7 0.1 1.6 1.7 3.5 0.5 0.0 1.2 0.9 3.2 7.1 .459 0.2 0.7 .270 1.0 1.4 .705
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 5 13.4 6.6 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.4 2.8 7.4 .378 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .714
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------

Season 18
Tony Parker Ron Riley
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker 56 17.9 9.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.7 0.4 0.1 1.3 0.9 3.8 8.3 .460 0.2 0.9 .255 1.6 2.2 .734
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Parker ------- --- ----------
Ron Riley ------- --- ----------
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