Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Riker 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Riker 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.