Joe Dumars vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.