Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Pat Riley 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Pat Riley 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.