Jimmy Butler vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Pat Riley 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Pat Riley 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.