Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pat Riley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pat Riley 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Pat Riley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.