LeBron James vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Pat Riley 6

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Pat Riley 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Pat Riley 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games LeBron James 287 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.