Shaquille O'Neal vs. Nick Richards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Richards 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.

Nick Richards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Nick Richards: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Nick Richards 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Nick Richards 4

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Nick Richards 0

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Nick Richards 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Nick Richards 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Nick Richards 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Nick Richards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Nick Richards 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Nick Richards 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Nick Richards 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Nick Richards 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Nick Richards 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Nick Richards 5.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Nick Richards 0.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Nick Richards 0.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Nick Richards 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Nick Richards 1,349

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Nick Richards 1,052

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Nick Richards 107

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Nick Richards 46

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Nick Richards 166

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Nick Richards 200

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Nick Richards .661

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Nick Richards .333

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Nick Richards .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Nick Richards 9.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Nick Richards 8.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Nick Richards 0.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Nick Richards 0.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Nick Richards 1.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Nick Richards -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Nick Richards -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Nick Richards -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Nick Richards -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Nick Richards -

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Nick Richards -

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Nick Richards -

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Nick Richards -

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Nick Richards -

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Nick Richards -

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Nick Richards 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Nick Richards -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Nick Richards -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Nick Richards -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Nick Richards -

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Nick Richards -

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Nick Richards -

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Nick Richards -

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Nick Richards -