Payton Pritchard vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Payton Pritchard 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

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 185 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 74 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 76 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 10 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 44 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .418 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .330 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .765 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) 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.