Manu Ginobili vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) 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.