Zach LaVine vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.