Pat Riley vs. Marcus Smart Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Smart 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.

Marcus Smart

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Marcus Smart 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Marcus Smart 10

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Marcus Smart 9

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Marcus Smart 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Riley 0 * Marcus Smart 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Marcus Smart 3

Defensive Player of The Year Pat Riley 0 * Marcus Smart 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Marcus Smart 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Marcus Smart 3.5

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Marcus Smart 4.6

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Marcus Smart 1.6

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Marcus Smart 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Marcus Smart 6,430

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Marcus Smart 2,111

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Marcus Smart 2,786

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Marcus Smart 955

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Marcus Smart 219

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Marcus Smart 601

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Marcus Smart .388

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Marcus Smart .323

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Marcus Smart .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Marcus Smart 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Marcus Smart 4.3

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Marcus Smart 4.9

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Marcus Smart 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Marcus Smart 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Marcus Smart 1,377

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Marcus Smart 469

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Marcus Smart 524

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Marcus Smart 144

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Marcus Smart 51

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Marcus Smart 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Marcus Smart .396

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Marcus Smart .334

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Marcus Smart .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017)

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.