Pau Gasol vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.