Shaquille O'Neal vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Arnie Risen 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Arnie Risen 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.