Kyrie Irving vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,140 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 343 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 454 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 127 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 93 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .392 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .881 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (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.