Jusuf Nurkic vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) 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.