Ron Harper vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.