Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kareem Rush 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Kareem Rush 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Kareem Rush 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)