Shaquille O'Neal vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Pat Riley 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Pat Riley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Pat Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Pat Riley 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Pat Riley 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 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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