Steve Kerr vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) 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.