Paul George vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Paul George 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

Paul George

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Pat Riley 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Pat Riley 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,416 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Paul George 854 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Paul George 473 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Paul George 172 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Paul George 62 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Paul George 114 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .423 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .826 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.