Gilbert Arenas vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (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.