Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Pat Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pat Riley 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pat Riley 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Pat Riley 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.