Patrick Ewing vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.