Shaquille O'Neal vs. Gene Rock Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Rock 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.

Gene Rock

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Gene Rock: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Gene Rock 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Gene Rock 1

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Gene Rock 1

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Gene Rock 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gene Rock 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gene Rock 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Gene Rock 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Gene Rock 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Gene Rock 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Gene Rock 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Gene Rock 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 Gene Rock 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Gene Rock - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Gene Rock 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Gene Rock - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Gene Rock - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Gene Rock 10

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Gene Rock - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Gene Rock 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Gene Rock - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Gene Rock - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Gene Rock 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Gene Rock .222

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Gene Rock - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Gene Rock .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Gene Rock 0.9 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Gene Rock - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Gene Rock 0.0 (1948)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Gene Rock 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Gene Rock - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Gene Rock 0.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Gene Rock - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Gene Rock - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Gene Rock 0

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Gene Rock - n/a **

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Gene Rock 0

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Gene Rock - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Gene Rock - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Gene Rock 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Gene Rock -

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Gene Rock - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Gene Rock .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Gene Rock 0.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Gene Rock - n/a **

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Gene Rock 0.0 (1948)

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

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

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.