Mikal Bridges vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Pat Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.