Jermaine O'Neal vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.