Rusty LaRue vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)