Kevin Love vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Pat Riley 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (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.