David Rivers vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson and David Rivers 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

David Rivers

vs.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games David Rivers 114 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games David Rivers 6 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

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.