Walt Frazier vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Walt Frazier 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

Walt Frazier

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Pat Riley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Pat Riley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * 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. 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.