John Collins vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and John Collins 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

John Collins

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists John Collins 617 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals John Collins 249 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games John Collins 432 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists John Collins 27 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals John Collins 12 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games John Collins 29 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.