DeMarcus Cousins vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.