Monta Ellis vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (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.