Ja Morant vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (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.