Robert Parish vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Robert Parish 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

Robert Parish

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) 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.