JaVale McGee vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.