Pat Riley vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Pat Riley 528 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Pat Riley 44 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.