John Havlicek vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Pat Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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.