Pat Riley vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)

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.