Scottie Pippen vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Scottie Pippen 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

Scottie Pippen

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Pippen 6 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Scottie Pippen 17 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Scottie Pippen 16 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Scottie Pippen 7 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Scottie Pippen 3 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 7 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Scottie Pippen 8 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 10 Pat Riley 0

Steals Leader Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen 16.1 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.4 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.2 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.8 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 18,940 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 7,494 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 6,135 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 2,307 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 947 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Scottie Pippen 1,178 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .473 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .326 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .704 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 17.5 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.9 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 3,642 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 1,583 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 1,048 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 395 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 185 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Scottie Pippen 208 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .444 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .303 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .724 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990) 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.