Kobe Bryant vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Pat Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.