Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Mike Riordan 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Mike Riordan 1

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Mike Riordan 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Mike Riordan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) *

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.