Steve Nash vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Pat Riley 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.