Kevin McHale vs. Pat Riley Comparison

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

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Pat Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.