Pat Riley vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton 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.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pat Riley 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Pat Riley 0 * Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Pat Riley 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Riley 0 * Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Pat Riley 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Pat Riley 0 * Bill Walton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Bill Walton 83

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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. 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.