Rick Brunson vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

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

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Shaquille O'Neal 17

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)