Steven Adams vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.