Pat Riley vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pat Riley 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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.