George Gervin vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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. 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.