LaMelo Ball vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 66

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 52

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.