Ruth Riley vs Tangela Smith

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Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith compared on their WNBA careers: Ruth Riley played 13 seasons, 2001 to 2013, Tangela Smith 15 seasons, 1998 to 2012. Ruth Riley averaged 6.3 points a game to Tangela Smith's 10.9. Ruth Riley won 2 titles, Tangela Smith won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 4 of the 8 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith career per game

387	GP	463
22.2	MIN	27.5
6.3	PTS	10.9, better
4.1	REB	5, better
1.2	AST	1.2
0.6	STL	1, better
1.3, better	BLK	1.2
44.2, better	FG%	42.3
29.7	3P%	34.3, better
78.7, better	FT%	77.7
49.6, better	TS%	48

Career totals

Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith career totals

2,434	PTS	5,048, better
1,602	REB	2,335, better
449	AST	556, better
231	STL	456, better
505	BLK	557, better
44.2, better	FG%	42.3
29.7	3P%	34.3, better
78.7, better	FT%	77.7
49.6, better	TS%	48

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith postseason

52	GP	52
22.7	MIN	28.9
6	PTS	11, better
3.7	REB	5.8, better
1.3	AST	1.4, better
0.5	STL	1.1, better
1.5, better	BLK	1.1
39.3	FG%	42.9, better
42.1	3P%	43.2, better
69.9	FT%	74.8, better
44.6	TS%	51.5, better

Where each stands all time

Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith all-time places

127th (2,434)	Points	32nd (5,048), better
53rd (1,602)	Rebounds	25th (2,335), better
147th (449)	Assists	117th (556), better
138th (231)	Steals	35th (456), better
11th (505)	Blocks	8th (557), better
—	3-pointers made	99th (235), better

Among the WNBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith titles and awards
Ruth Riley	Title or award	Tangela Smith
2	Championships	2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ruth Riley and Tangela Smith season by season

1st	2001	6.8	4.1	0.8	1998	9.7, better	4.6, better	1.1, better
2nd	2002	5.7	3.5	1.0, better	1999	8.3, better	3.8, better	0.5
3rd	2003	9.6	5.9, better	1.9, better	2000	12.1, better	5.6	1.3
4th	2004	11.1	5.9, better	1.5, better	2001	11.2, better	5.6	1.3
5th	2005	7.6	4.7	1.2	2002	14.7, better	5.9, better	1.3, better
6th	2006	7.3	4.9	1.5	2003	12.6, better	5.5, better	1.5
7th	2007	5.9	4.9, better	1.2	2004	11.2, better	4.1	1.5, better
8th	2008	5.1	3.6	1.0	2005	13.6, better	5.2, better	1.3, better
9th	2009	5.3	4.5	0.9	2006	13.1, better	5.3, better	1.5, better
10th	2010	3.8	2.3	1.0	2007	12.6, better	6.5, better	1.3, better
11th	2011	5.6	3.8	1.2, better	2008	11.1, better	7.0, better	1.1
12th	2012	2.7	2.4	1.0, better	2009	9.9, better	5.4, better	0.8
13th	2013	1.1	0.8	0.2	2010	9.2, better	5.2, better	0.9, better
14th	—	—	—	—	2011	7.2	3.1	1.5
15th	—	—	—	—	2012	2.5	1.1	0.9