Gail Goodrich vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * 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.