Rick Barry vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Pat Riley 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Pat Riley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.