Tim Hardaway vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.