Dell Curry vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Dell Curry 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

Dell Curry

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dell Curry: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dell Curry 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Dell Curry 16 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Dell Curry 10 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Dell Curry 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dell Curry 11.7 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 2.4 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 1.8 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dell Curry 12,670 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Dell Curry 2,617 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Dell Curry 1,909 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Dell Curry 985 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Dell Curry 238 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Dell Curry 1,083 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dell Curry .457 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Dell Curry .402 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dell Curry .843 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dell Curry 16.3 (1994) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 3.6 (1993) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 2.7 (1994) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 1.5 (1990) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.4 (1990) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dell Curry 6.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 1.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 1.1 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 0.8 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dell Curry 340 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Dell Curry 87 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Dell Curry 57 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Dell Curry 40 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Dell Curry 7 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Dell Curry 51 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dell Curry .400 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Dell Curry .350 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dell Curry .870 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dell Curry 12.8 (1995) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dell Curry 3.6 (1993) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dell Curry 2.0 (1993) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dell Curry 1.4 (1993) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dell Curry 0.5 (2002) 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.