Tim Hardaway vs. Pat Riley Comparison

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

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.