Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 6 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 8 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Pat Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Pat Riley 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.