Clyde Drexler vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) 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.