Darius Garland vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 17.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.1 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 195 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 33 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Darius Garland 59 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Darius Garland 12 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 2 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Darius Garland 11 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .462 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .403 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .788 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 4.0 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.7 (2024) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) 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.