Kendrick Perkins vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Kendrick Perkins 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

Kendrick Perkins

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kendrick Perkins: 2003-04 to 2017-18
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kendrick Perkins 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kendrick Perkins 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kendrick Perkins 9 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kendrick Perkins 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.4 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.3 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Perkins 4,214 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kendrick Perkins 4,532 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kendrick Perkins 813 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kendrick Perkins 263 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Perkins 903 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kendrick Perkins 782 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Perkins .530 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Perkins .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Perkins .594 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 10.1 (2010) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 8.1 (2009) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2018) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.0 (2018) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2009) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 5.9 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kendrick Perkins 735 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kendrick Perkins 843 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kendrick Perkins 102 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kendrick Perkins 53 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kendrick Perkins 156 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kendrick Perkins 143 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kendrick Perkins .502 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kendrick Perkins .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kendrick Perkins .662 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kendrick Perkins 11.9 (2009) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kendrick Perkins 11.6 (2009) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kendrick Perkins 1.4 (2009) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kendrick Perkins 0.7 (2013) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kendrick Perkins 2.6 (2009) 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.