Bob McAdoo vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * 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.