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Tom Riker

Thomas E. Riker (Tom)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1950 in Rockville Centre, New York
High School: Saint Dominic in Oyster Bay, New York
College: University of South Carolina
Draft: New York Knicks, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1972

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 65 10 24 .417 15 24 .625 16 2 15 35
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 57 13 29 .448 12 17 .706 9 6 15 3 0 0 6 38
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 483 53 147 .361 46 82 .561 40 67 107 19 15 5 64 152
Career NBA 82 605 76 200 .380 73 123 .593 49 73 138 24 15 5 85 225

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 4.6 0.7 1.7 .417 1.1 1.7 .625 1.1 0.1 1.1 2.5
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 3.4 0.8 1.7 .448 0.7 1.0 .706 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 9.5 1.0 2.9 .361 0.9 1.6 .561 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.3 3.0
Career NBA 82 7.4 0.9 2.4 .380 0.9 1.5 .593 0.7 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 65 5.5 13.3 .417 8.3 13.3 .625 8.9 1.1 8.3 19.4
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 57 8.2 18.3 .448 7.6 10.7 .706 5.7 3.8 9.5 1.9 0.0 0.0 3.8 24.0
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 483 4.0 11.0 .361 3.4 6.1 .561 3.0 5.0 8.0 1.4 1.1 0.4 4.8 11.3
Career NBA 82 605 4.5 11.9 .380 4.3 7.3 .593 3.3 4.9 8.2 1.4 1.0 0.3 5.1 13.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1972-73 22 NYK NBA 14 65 14.1 .506 .417 12.2 4.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 .151
1973-74 23 NYK NBA 17 57 19.9 .521 .448 16.7 11.1 13.9 8.1 0.0 0.0 99 0.1 0.0 0.2 .159
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 51 483 9.4 .415 .361 8.5 14.7 11.6 5.3 1.4 0.6 99 -0.4 0.4 0.0 .002
Career NBA 82 605 10.9 .443 .380 9.4 14.3 11.8 5.4 1.3 0.5 99 -0.2 0.6 0.4 .033

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 .500 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.0
Career NBA 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 .500 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1974-75 24 NYK NBA 1 8 12.4 .500 .500 14.3 13.0 13.6 20.2 0.0 0.0 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.043
Career NBA 1 8 12.4 .500 .500 14.3 13.0 13.6 20.2 0.0 0.0 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.043

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Tom Riker 0.2 0.2 0.0
Jerome Whitehead 77.0 0.2 0.2 0.1
Joe Cooper 68.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
Patrick O'Bryant 67.2 0.3 0.2 0.0
Paul Davis 66.7 0.2 0.2 0.0
Rich King 66.4 0.2 0.1 0.0
Greg Dreiling 50.9 0.4 0.2 0.1
Dan O'Sullivan 49.9 0.1 0.1 0.0
Primoz Brezec 49.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
Dwayne Schintzius 49.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
Tom Hoover 46.2 0.4 0.1 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Tom Riker 0.2 0.2 0.0
Joe Cooper 68.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
Paul Davis 67.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Patrick O'Bryant 65.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
Chris Engler 48.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Rich King 47.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Dan O'Sullivan 46.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Alan Ogg 35.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
Matt Fish 27.1 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Oleksiy Pecherov 19.3 0.5 0.1 0.0
George Zidek 15.1 0.6 0.3 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1971-72 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Transactions

April 10, 1972: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft.

October 22, 1975: Waived by the New York Knicks.

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