Elton Brand vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Pat Riley 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Pat Riley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.