Kyle Kuzma vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.