Rick Adelman vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.