RJ Barrett vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.