Alex English vs. Pat Riley Comparison

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

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex English 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Alex English 15 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Alex English 10 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Alex English 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 3 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Alex English 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 21.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Alex English 3.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 25,613 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Alex English 6,538 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Alex English 4,351 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Alex English 1,067 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Alex English 833 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Alex English 1,193 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .507 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Alex English .217 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .832 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 29.8 (1986) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.1 (1979) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex English 5.3 (1982) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.4 (1983) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.5 (1983) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 24.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Alex English 4.3 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.7 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 1,661 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Alex English 371 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Alex English 293 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Alex English 47 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Alex English 32 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Alex English 68 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .503 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Alex English .000 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .862 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 30.2 (1985) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.0 (1984) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Alex English 6.0 (1983) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.2 (1985) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.0 (1983) 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. 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.