Paul Arizin vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.