Donovan Mitchell vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Donovan Mitchell 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

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 27.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.9 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.9 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,383 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 244 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 247 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 65 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 17 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 50 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .435 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .349 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .849 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (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.