Jeremy Lin vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.