Pat Riley vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.