Gary Payton vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Pat Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Pat Riley 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 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 Gary Payton 16.3 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.