Sam Cassell vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.