Shaquille O'Neal vs. Guy Rodgers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Rodgers 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.

Guy Rodgers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Guy Rodgers: 1958-59 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Guy Rodgers 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Guy Rodgers 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Guy Rodgers 6

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Guy Rodgers 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Guy Rodgers 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Guy Rodgers 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Guy Rodgers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Guy Rodgers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Guy Rodgers 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Guy Rodgers 0

Assists Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Guy Rodgers 2

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Guy Rodgers 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Guy Rodgers 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Guy Rodgers 4.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Guy Rodgers 7.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Guy Rodgers 10,415

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Guy Rodgers 3,791

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Guy Rodgers 6,917

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Guy Rodgers 892

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Guy Rodgers .378

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Guy Rodgers .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Guy Rodgers 18.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Guy Rodgers 6.5 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Guy Rodgers 11.2 (1967)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Guy Rodgers 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Guy Rodgers 5.2

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Guy Rodgers 6.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Guy Rodgers 508

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Guy Rodgers 237

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Guy Rodgers 286

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Guy Rodgers 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Guy Rodgers .350

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Guy Rodgers - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Guy Rodgers .640

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Guy Rodgers 17.7 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Guy Rodgers 8.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Guy Rodgers 7.5 (1964)

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

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Guy Rodgers - 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.