Pat Riley vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Wallace and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Riley 0 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Pat Riley 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Pat Riley 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Pat Riley 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.