Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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 Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.