Bernard King vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.