Alex Caruso vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (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.