Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Pat Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Pat Riley 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 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 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.