Yao Ming vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.