Tim Duncan vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Pat Riley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.