James Harden vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Pat Riley 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals James Harden 273 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games James Harden 166 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) 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.